Investiga□orslea□nedtha□□hegrou□h□dbeenfr□en□sfo□years,butrecen□lyt□er□hadbeenten□ionamo□g□hem.Rumorsofdisagreementsandargumentsduri□gt□et□ipbegant□surfa□e□leadingautho□i□□estospe□ulat□whe□he□foulplaywasi□volved.Each□emb□rofthe□r□uphadadiff□□entstoryto□ell,andtheinconsistenciesintheirac□ounts□nlyadd□dt□themysteryo□th□□issi□gnine.□/p> □□v□stigatorslea□n□dthatthegro□phadbee□frien□s□oryears,butrecentlyt□erehadb□en□en□□onamongthem□Rum□□sofdisagr□□me□ts□ndargu□entsduringt□etripb□g□nt□surface,le□di□gau□□□ritiestospec□late□hether□oulplayw□sinvolved.Eachme□b□r□fthegr□uph□dadifferentstor□□ot□□l,andt□ein□onsistencie□in□h□iracc□untsonl□□dde□tothe□ys□eryofthemis□□ngnine.□> In□estigat□rslearnedthatthe□r□□□ha□b□enfri□nd□foryears,butrecent□yt□e□ehadbeentensionamo□gthem.□umorsofdisagreementsa□dar□umentsdu□i□g□hetripb□gantosu□□□□□,lea□ingauthoriti□stospec□lat□□hetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthe□rou□had□diff□rentsto□yt□□□l□,a□dth□i□consi□te□ciesintheiraccou□t□onlyaddedto□□emyste□yof□he□issing□i□e. I□□e□tigato□slearnedth□tthe□□ou□hadb□e□fr□en□sfory□ars,butrecentlythereh□dbeentensi□namongthem.Rumo□s□fdis□greement□andarg□m□ntsduri□gthetripbegantosurface,l□a□inga□thorit□es□ospecu□□tew□□the□f□□lplaywasi□v□lve□.□ac□memb□r□fthegro□pha□adi□ferentstorytotell,□ndthe□nconsistenc□esint□eir□ccounts□nlyaddedtothemysteryofthemi□singnine□ □nvestigators□earn□d□hatthegrouphadbeenfrien□sforyears,b□trece□tlythe□ehad□een□ensionamongthem.□um□rsofdis□greement□andargumentsdu□□ngthet□ipbegant□sur□ace,leadingauthoritie□t□□peculatew□□therfoulplaywasinvolved.Each□em□eroft□□□roup□□d□differ□ntstory□o□ell,andth□inc□nsistencies□ntheira□c□untsonlyadde□□othemysteryofthemi□singnine.□/p><□>Investigatorslearn□dthattheg□ouph□dbeenfrien□sfo□□e□r□,but□e□□□t□□therehadb□en□ensionam□n□them.Rum□□sofd□□a□reement□an□argumentsduringthet□ipbeganto□urface□leadingauthor□tie□tospeculatew□etherfoul□□aywasi□volved.Eachmem□erofthegro□p□ad□□iffe□□ntst□□yto□ell,a□dthe□nconsistenciesintheiraccountso□lyaddedtothemysteryo□□hemis□ingnine□