In□es□□gatorslear□edt□□t□□e□rouphadbeen□riendsforyear□,butrecen□lythere□adbee□tensionamong□hem.R□morso□disa□reem□ntsandargumentsduringthet□ipbega□to□ur□a□e,leadi□g□uthoritiestospeculatewhetherfoulplaywas□n□olved.Eachmemberofthegr□□□□adadi□f□ren□s□orytotell,an□thei□consistenci□si□theiraccounts□nly□dded□othemysteryofthemiss□□gnine. Investi□ator□l□arnedthatthegroup□adb□□n□riendsforyears,butrecen□ly□here□adbeentens□onamongthem.Rumors□□disagree□entsanda□gumentsduringt□□tri□begantosurface,lead□ngau□ho□iti□□tosp□□□latewhetherfoul□laywa□involved.Ea□hm□m□erofthegro□phadadif□e□entstor□totell,and□□einconsi□□enciesin□heiraccoun□□□nl□addedtoth□□ysteryofthemissingnine. Inves□□g□t□r□□e□□nedthatthegro□□ha□beenfriend□fo□y□ars,butrecent□ythere□adbee□tensi□na□ongthem.Rumorsofdisagreementsand□rgument□duri□gthetri□begantosurfa□e,□□ad□nga□thorit□estospecul□□ewhet□□rfoulplay□as□nvo□ved.Eachmembe□ofthegro□ph□dad□fferents□orytote□l,□nd□heinc□nsis□enciesintheiraccountson□ya□dedtothemyst□ry□f□hemis□□n□□ine□□>□p□Investigat□rs□□arned□hatthegrouphadbeenf□iend□forye□rs,b□tr□cen□lytherehadbe□nte□□ionam□n□them.Rumorsofd□sagreementsandarguments□uringth□tri□be□antos□rfac□,□eadin□□uth□rit□□sto□pecu□a□□w□etherfoulplaywasinvolved.Ea□hmemberofthe□□ouphadadifferentstorytotel□,and□□einc□nsiste□ciesintheira□c□untsonly□ddedt□themysteryofthemis□ingnine.