Investigator□learnedthatthegro□p□adbeenfr□endsforyears,□ut□ecen□lytherehadbeentensionamo□gthem.Rumorsofd□sagreem□n□sa□□□rgumentsdu□in□thetripbegan□osurface,□e□ding□uthor□ti□stospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinv□lv□d.Eachm□mberoft□egrou□hadadifferentsto□yto□ell,a□dthei□consistenciesinth□iraccountsonlyadd□□□othe□□steryofth□miss□□g□ine.□> Investiga□orslea□nedthattheg□oupha□beenfri□nd□for□ears,□utrece□□lyther□□adbe□□tensiona□□ngth□m.Rumors□fdi□agreeme□□sa□dargumentsduring□hetripbeg□nt□sur□□ce,□eadingauth□ri□iestospeculatewheth□rfoulplaywa□invo□ved.Ea□hmemberofth□grouphadad□ffe□entstorytotell,andtheinconsist□□ciesinthe□r□ccounts□nlyaddedtot□emysteryo□the□□ssingnine.<□□>□p>Inv□st□gatorslearned□□attheg□o□pha□bee□□r□en□sf□ry□ar□□□utrecen□lytherehadbeent□ns□on□mongthem.Rumorsofd□sagreeme□tsandarg□□entsdurin□thetripb□gantosu□face□le□dingau□horitie□t□□peculatewhetherfoulplayw□sinv□lved.Eachmembe□□fthegrouphadadif□er□n□s□o□yto□ell□andth□inconsis□enciesintheira□countso□lyad□edtoth□myst□ryofthem□s□ingnine. Inves□ig□tors□ea□nedthatth□grouphadbeenf□ie□d□□oryears,□utrecentlyth□□e□adb□en□□n□iona□on□them.Rumorsofd□sag□eementsandargumen□sduringthetripbegantos□rface,lead□nga□□hori□iestospec□□atew□et□erf□ulpla□wa□inv□□ved.□ac□□e□beroft□e□rou□had□□ifferentstorytotell,an□theinco□si□te□cie□□ntheiracco□ntson□yaddedt□themysteryofthe□□ssing□ine.