Investigatorslearnedthatt□egrouphadbe□nfriendsforyears,butrecen□lythe□ehadb□□□tensionamongt□em.Rumorsofd□s□gre□m□n□sa□dargum□□tsduring□hetr□pb□□antosu□face,leadingauth□ri□iesto□peculate□hethe□f□u□playwasinv□lved.Eac□memb□roft□eg□ouphadadiffe□entst□ryt□tell□andthei□consistencie□intheiraccountsonlyadde□to□hemysteryofthemiss□ngnine.□□<□□Investigat□rs□earnedthatt□e□rou□ha□beenfri□□dsforyea□s,butre□e□tlytherehadbeen□ensio□am□n□□h□m.Rumorsofdi□a□reem□□□s□ndargumen□□duringthe□ripb□gantosurfac□,l□adingaut□oritie□tospe□u□atewhet□□rf□ulplaywasin□o□ved.E□chmem□er□□t□egrou□hadadiffere□tstorytote□l□□ndth□□nconsist□nci□□intheir□c□oun□so□□y□ddedtoth□mysteryo□themiss□ngnine. Invest□□atorslea□nedthattheg□o□phadbee□friendsforyears□butre□en□ly□hereh□dbeen□ensionamongthem.Rumorsof□isa□r□□me□ts□ndargumentsduringthe□ripbe□an□os□rface,leadin□au□hor□tiest□spec□latewheth□rfo□l□□aywasinvolve□.Ea□□me□bero□thegroup□adadiffe□ents□orytotell,□n□theinconsistenciesinthe□raccountsonlyaddedtothemys□e□□ofthemissin□ni□e.<□p> □n□□stig□tors□□arne□thatthegrou□hadbeenf□iend□fo□years,bu□recently□herehadbeentensiona□o□gthem.Rumo□□ofd□s□gre□mentsanda□gum□ntsdur□ngth□□□ip□eg□n□osurfac□□leadingauthoritiestospeculatewhetherfoulp□aywasinvol□ed.E□c□membero□t□egrouphadadifferentstoryt□te□l,and□heinconsistenciesin□he□racc□□ntsonlyad□edtothemys□e□yofthem□ssingnine.<□p> In□e□□igatorslea□nedthattheg□ouphadbeenfr□□nds□oryea□s,b□trece□tlytherehad□eentensionamon□them.Rumorso□disagreementsan□argumentsd□r□ngt□e□ri□beganto□□rface,leadingauthoriti□stospeculatewh□the□foulpla□wasinvolved.□achm□mbe□ofthegrouphadadifferentstory□□t□ll,a□dtheinconsistenc□□sintheirac□ount□onlyaddedtothemysteryo□themiss□ng□ine. □nv□□t□gato□□learn□d□hat□hegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears,b□trecently□her□hadbee□tensi□□amongth□m.Rumorsofdis□□reem□nt□andar□□ment□□u□ing□hetri□begantosurfa□e,leadingauthoritiestosp□culate□□et□□rfo□□□l□□w□si□vo□ved.Eachmemberofthe□roup□adadi□□ere□ts□oryt□t□ll□an□the□nconsiste□ciesinth□iraccountsonlyadd□d□othem□ste□yof□hem□ssingnine.