In□e□t□gato□slearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsfor□□ars,butrec□ntlythereha□beentens□onam□ngthem.Rumo□sofdisagreemen□sandar□ument□du□ingthe□ripbeg□□to□urface,le□□inga□thoritiestospec□late□hetherfoul□lay□asinvolved.E□chmemberofthegrouphad□□iff□rentstoryt□te□l,and□heinconsistencie□inthei□accountson□ya□□edtothemyster□ofthemissingnine.□> Invest□gatorslearnedthatth□□rouphadbee□f□iendsfo□years,bu□r□ce□t□ytherehadbe□□tensi□namon□□hem□Rumorsof□isagr□ements□ndargum□ntsdu□i□□□hetripbega□□□surfa□□□lea□inga□th□ritie□tos□eculate□he□her□□□lplaywasinvolved□Eachmemberoft□egrouphad□di□ferentstory□□□ell,□n□theincons□ste□ciesin□□eiraccountsonlyadde□t□the□ys□eryof□hemiss□ngnine. Inv□stig□torslear□ed□hatt□e□□o□phadbeenf□□□ndsforyear□□but□ecently□hereha□beent□nsionamong□hem.Rumor□ofdisagreemen□s□nda□gumentsduringthetri□beganto□□rf□ce,lea□i□gaut□oritiestospeculatew□eth□rf□ulplaywasinvolv□d□□achm□mberoftheg□oupha□ad□f□erentsto□ytotell□andtheinconsistenc□es□□theiracc□untsonlya□dedto□hemyster□□fth□□iss□ng□ine. Inves□i□atorslearnedth□t□heg□ouphadbeen□riendsforyears,bu□rece□tlyt□er□hadbe□ntension□□on□the□.Rum□rsof□isag□□ement□andargumen□sdur□ngt□e□ripbegant□□□rfa□e,□□ad□□gauth□ritiesto□peculatewhetherfoulplaywa□involved□Eachmembero□thegrouphadadi□f□r□nts□orytotell,andthe□nco□□is□enci□sin□h□irac□□untso□lyadde□tot□emys□e□yofth□missingnine.□> □nv□s□□gatorslearnedthatth□g□ouphadbee□friend□□oryears,b□tre□ently□here□□dbe□nt□nsio□am□ngt□em□□umorsofdi□agreem□nt□a□darg□mentsdu□ingthetr□pbegan□□su□f□c□,leadingau□horitiestospeculatewhetherf□ulplaywa□involve□.□□chmemberofthegrouph□dadifferentstorytotell,and□□einconsistenciesinthe□r□cc□□□□sonlyaddedtothe□yst□ryo□themissingni□e.□□p>