In□estigators□earne□t□□tthegr□uphadbeenfr□end□for□ears,butr□ce□tlytherehad□eentensionamong□hem□Rumorsofdisagreemen□sa□d□rgumentsd□□i□gthe□rip□ega□tosurface,leadin□authoritiesto□p□culat□whet□erfoulplaywasi□volved.Each□em□erofthegrouphad□diff□rentstor□totell□andt□□i□consistencie□int□eiraccounts□nl□addedtothem□steryo□themissin□nine. Investigatorslearnedth□tthegrou□ha□b□□□friendsfor□ea□s,b□□rec□n□□□ther□hadb□en□e□siona□ongt□□m.Rumorsofdisagreementsand□rgumen□sduringthet□□pbegantosur□ace,leadinga□□□oritiestospe□ul□tewhetherfo□lpla□wasi□vo□v□d.Eachm□mberoftheg□o□phadadif□□rentstorytot□l□,a□dtheinconsistenciesinthei□account□onlyad□edtoth□□□st□□□□fthemissingnine. In□estigatorslea□ne□that□h□group□□□beenf□iends□oryears,butrecently□her□had□eentensi□namongthem.Rumo□sofdisag□eeme□tsandargume□tsduringthetripbe□antosurface,□eadi□gautho□□t□□stospecula□ewhet□erfoulpl□ywa□in□□lved□Eac□memberof□hegrouph□d□differentstorytote□l,and□heinco□sistencies□n□h□iracc□untsonlyad□edtot□□mys□ery□fthemissin□n□ne. Inve□tigatorsl□arnedthatt□e□rouphadbeenfriendsfor□□ars,butrecentlytherehadbee□tensionam□ngthem.Rumorsofdisagreementsan□□rg□men□sd□rin□th□□ripbegantosurf□□□,leadingaut□o□□tiest□speculate□hether□ou□playwasi□□□□ved.Each□emb□r□fthegro□phadadifferentstorytotel□,an□theincon□ist□n□i□sintheiraccountson□□□d□e□to□hemyst□ryofthe□is□in□n□ne.<□□□ Inv□stiga□□rslearne□thatthegroupha□□eenfriend□for□ea□s□but□ecentlythere□a□□eenten□io□□□ongt□em.Ru□orsofdisagree□e□t□anda□gum□ntsdur□ng□hetr□pbegantos□r□ace,leadin□□□□horitiest□speculat□whetherfou□playwasinvol□ed.Ea□hmemberofth□grouphada□ifferen□storytotell□an□theincons□st□nci□sintheiraccounts□n□ya□dedto□□emystery□fthemissin□nine.□> Investigatorsle□r□ed□ha□theg□ouphadbeenfriendsf□ry□ars,butrecentlyth□rehadbeen□□nsi□na□ongthe□.Rumo□sof□isagr□□mentsandarg□□entsduringthetripbegantosur□ace□lead□ng□uth□ritie□tospec□latewhetherfoulpl□y□asinvolve□.Eachmemb□rofthegr□□phad□differe□tst□□ytotell,an□t□□i□□onsistenciesinth□irac□ountsonlyaddedto□hem□stery□□themissingnine.