□□□e□ti□ato□s□□arnedthatthegrou□□adbeenfriendsfo□□ear□,bu□rece□tlyth□□ehadbeenten□io□amongt□e□□□□m□rsofd□□agr□eme□tsan□argumen□□du□i□gt□etripbegantosur□ace,leadingauthor□□iestos□ecu□atewhetherfoul□lay□□□inv□lv□d.Eac□memb□□ofthegr□uph□dadiffer□ntstor□t□t□ll,□ndtheinconsistenciesinth□iraccou□ts□nlyaddedtoth□myster□of□hemissing□i□e. Investi□ators□earne□thatth□grouphad□eenfr□endsforyears,b□t□ecentlyther□hadbeenten□ionamongthe□□□u□orsofdisagreementsand□r□ument□duringthetr□pbegantosurface,leadi□gauth□ritiestospecula□□wheth□rfou□p□aywasi□volved.□□□□memberofth□grouph□□adiffere□tstoryto□ell,andt□□inconsistenc□esint□eir□ccounts□n□yaddedtot□emys□eryofthemissingnine. Inve□t□□a□or□learnedthattheg□ouphadbeenf□ie□dsforyears□butr□□□n□lytherehadbeenten□ionamo□gthem.Rumorsofdis□g□ee□entsandar□umentsduringthetrip□□gantos□rface,leadinga□thor□tiest□spe□ulatewhether□o□lplaywasinvolved.Ea□hmemberofthegrouphadadifferentstorytotell□andtheinconsistenciesin□heir□c□ountsonlyad□edtothem□st□r□ofth□□is□i□g□in□. □nv□stiga□or□learne□thatthegr□uphadbee□frien□sfor□ear□,butrecentlythereha□been□ens□□□am□ngt□em.Rumorsof□i□a□ree□entsandarg□mentsdur□□g□hetr□pb□□□□to□urface,leadingauth□□it□estospeculate□het□erfoul□layw□sinv□lv□d.Eachm□mbero□thegrouphadadiffere□tstorytotell,andtheinconsi□tenciesi□the□rac□ount□onlyadd□□to□hemysteryofthemissi□□□i□e.<□p>