Inve□t□gator□learnedthatth□grouphadb□enf□i□n□□□oryears,but□ecentlytherehadbeen□ens□o□□mongthem.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsandar□umentsdurin□thet□ipbega□tos□r□ace,leading□u□horities□ospeculatewhetherfoulplayw□□□nvolved□Eachme□ber□f□heg□ouphadadif□erents□oryt□te□l,andthei□cons□s□enc□□s□ntheir□cco□n□sonly□d□ed□othemys□□□yof□□emis□ingnine.<□p> In□es□ig□torslearn□dthatth□group□adbee□friendsfor□□□rs,butrec□ntlythe□ehadb□entensionamongt□em.Rum□rsofdisagreemen□san□a□gu□en□sduringthetripbega□tosurface,l□ading□ut□oritiestospeculatewhetherfou□□laywasinvo□ved.E□c□memberofthegr□□phadadif□er□ntsto□ytote□l,a□d□hein□onsistenci□sint□□iracco□n□s□nlyaddedtothemysteryofthemissingnine. Inve□ti□ato□□lear□edthatthegroup□a□beenf□iendsf□r□ears,□utr□centl□thereh□dbeen□ens□onamongthem.□um□rsofd□sagre□ments□ndargumentsd□ri□gthetripbegantosu□face,le□dingauth□□itie□tospeculate□heth□r□oulpl□ywasinv□lv□d.Eachmemberof□h□g□ouphadadiffer□n□st□rytote□l,andtheincons□stenciesint□ei□□□counts□□lyadde□tothemyster□ofthem□ssingnine. In□es□i□□□or□le□rnedth□tthe□r□up□adb□enf□i□n□sforyears,□u□□ece□t□yther□hadbeentensio□a□ongthem.□□mo□sofdisagreementsandargum□ntsdurin□□h□tripbegantosurface□lea□ingau□horitiestospeculatewhet□e□□oulplayw□sinvolve□.Eachmemberofthegrou□h□d□differ□nt□to□ytotell□andtheinconsistenci□□i□t□eirac□□untsonlyadded□othemy□te□yofthe□issingnine. Inves□igato□sl□arnedthatthegroup□adbe□n□rien□sforye□□s,□ut□ecent□yther□hadbeent□n□ionamon□them.□um□rsofdis□g□□eme□ts□ndargum□□tsduringth□□r□pbeganto□ur□ace,leadinga□tho□iti□s□ospec□l□□ewhet□erfoulplaywasi□volve□.□achme□berofthegro□□h□dadifferent□toryt□tel□,a□dthe□nconsiste□ciesintheiraccounts□nlyaddedtothemyster□of□hemi□singn□ne.□/p> In□estiga□o□□learnedtha□the□rouphadbe□nfriendsfo□years,butrecentlythe□e□□dbeent□□s□onam□ngth□m.Rumor□ofdisagree□entsandargumentsd□□ingthe□ripb□ganto□urface,leadingauthoritiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.□ach□□□berofthegro□p□adadif□erentstorytotell,andth□inconsistenc□esintheiracc□untsonlyad□e□to□□emystery□fth□missi□g□ine.□>