In□e□ti□a□or□le□rne□thatthegrouphadbeenfri□nds□oryear□,bu□recently□herehadbe□nten□ionamongthem.Rumorsofdisag□ee□entsandargument□duri□gthetripbegantosu□□ace,lead□ngauthoritiestospec□□a□ewhetherf□ulplaywasinvo□v□□.Eachmemb□ro□□he□ro□ph□dadifferentstoryto□ell,andt□e□n□onsistencie□intheiraccou□tsonly□ddedtothemyster□□f□hemissingnine. In□estigatorslearne□□hatth□g□oup□adbeenfri□ndsfo□years,b□trecentlytherehadbeent□□s□on□□ongthe□.Rumorsof□isag□eemen□□anda□g□mentsdur□n□□h□tripbe□an□os□rfac□□lea□ingauthoritie□tos□ec□latewhe□herfou□□laywasinvolv□d□Eac□m□mb□r□fthegrouphadadiffe□entstorytotell□□□□th□□n□□□si□tenc□e□□nt□eiraccountsonlya□dedtot□em□ster□ofthemiss□n□nine. Investi□at□□slearnedt□atthegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears,but□ecent□□there□adbeentens□onam□ngthem.Rumorsofd□sa□r□e□e□□san□a□gumen□sduringthetripbegant□□ur□a□e□lea□ingau□ho□□tiest□spec□la□ewhetherfou□playwasi□v□lved.Each□embero□□he□rouphadadifferentstorytotell,□□dth□inc□nsist□n□□esinth□iraccountson□yaddedtothemysteryofthemi□□ingn□ne.□□p□ In□estigatorslearne□□hat□heg□o□phadbeenfr□endsforyear□,butrece□tlythere□adb□entensionam□□gthem.Rumorsofd□sa□reeme□tsanda□guments□uringth□t□ipbeg□ntosurf□ce,l□adin□authori□□e□t□□pecula□e□h□□h□rfoulplayw□s□nvo□ved.Eachmemb□ro□thegrouphada□iffe□e□□storytotell,andth□incon□istenciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemy□teryof□□emissingnine. □nvestig□torslearnedt□atthe□□ouphadbeenfriendsforyears□but□ecentlythe□ehadbe□□tens□onam□ngthem.Rum□rso□disagreeme□□sa□dargume□tsduringthetripbega□tosurfa□e,leadi□gauthorities□os□eculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvo□ved.Eachm□mberoft□egro□□hadad□ffe□entst□rytotell,a□□th□inconsisten□ie□intheiracco□ntsonlya□□edtothemys□□ryoft□emissingni□e.□/p> Inv□s□igat□rs□ea□□edthattheg□ouph□□beenfriendsforyears,but□e□en□lytherehadbeente□sionamo□gth□□.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsandargumentsduringthetripbe□a□tosur□a□e,lead□□gaut□oritiestospeculatewhether□oul□la□w□s□n□olved□Eac□mem□erofthegrouphadad□fferentstorytot□□l,□ndt□ei□c□nsi□tencie□in□heira□c□□□tsonly□dd□dtothemysteryof□hemis□ingnine.<□p>