In□estiga□□rslearned□□a□□he□roup□□dbeenfriendsforyears□butrece□t□ytherehadbeentensionamo□g□hem.R□morsofdis□□reementsandargumentsd□□□ngthetripbegantosurfa□e,□□adingaut□orit□□stospeculate□heth□r□oulp□ayw□sinvolved.Each□emb□roft□egrou□□a□adiff□rentst□ry□□tell,andthein□□n□□stenci□sintheira□countson□yaddedt□themys□□ryof□hemiss□ngni□e.<□p>□p>Inv□sti□atorslearne□thatthegrou□hadbeenfrien□sfo□years,butrecent□y□hereha□bee□t□nsionamongthem.Rumo□sofdisa□reemen□□a□dar□□□□□ts□urin□thetripbegantosurface,l□adingaut□□ri□iesto□peculatewhe□her□□ulplayw□sinvolved.□achmembe□o□t□eg□□uphadadiffe□en□storytotell,an□theinc□nsiste□c□es□□□□□irac□ounts□nly□□ded□othemy□t□□yofthemissin□nin□. Inv□sti□ato□slea□ned□hatthegroup□adbeenfriends□□ryears,butrecentlyth□□□h□dbeentens□onamongth□m.Rumorsofdisagreementsandargumen□sduringthetripbegan□□surfac□,leadi□gauthoritiestospeculatewhetherf□□l□laywa□invol□e□.Eac□□emberofth□group□ada□iffer□n□storytotell,andthei□consistenciesi□the□ra□countsonlyaddedto□□emysteryofthem□ss□ngnine.□> Invest□gator□learne□th□tthe□ro□phadbee□frien□sfor□ears,butrecen□ly□he□eha□b□ente□sionamongth□m.Rumo□sofdi□agreemen□s□nda□gumentsduri□gth□tripb□□anto□urf□ce,lead□ng□u□horitie□tosp□culatewhet□□□foulplaywasinvolved.Eachme□b□□of□heg□ouph□dadif□erents□□rytot□l□,an□t□ein□on□istenciesin□he□raccou□□□onlyadde□t□□□emys□eryofthemissingnine. In□est□gatorsl□arnedtha□thegrouphadbeenfriends□o□years,but□ecentlyth□□e□adbeen□ensionamongth□m.Rumorsofdisagreement□andargumentsduri□gt□etr□□b□gantos□rface□□eadingautho□iti□stospeculatewhetherfoul□laywasinvolve□.Eachme□beroft□egrouphadadiff□rentst□ryt□□ell,a□dtheincons□st□nciesintheiraccountsonlya□□edtoth□myst□r□ofthemissingnine. I□vest□gat□rslea□ne□t□□tthegrouphadbeenfri□ndsforyears,□□t□□centlyth□□ehadbeente□sionamongt□em.Ru□orsof□is□greem□ntsandargument□du□i□gthetrip□egantosur□a□□,l□adinga□t□□ritiestospeculate□hetherfoul□lay□asi□volved.Eachmemb□rofthegro□phadadifferentst□r□totell,andt□ei□consist□nciesintheiracco□nt□□nly□□dedtothemysteryofthemissingnine□<□p>