In□est□gatorslearned□hatthegrouphadbeenf□iends□oryears,butrecently□here□ad□□ent□n□ionam□ngthem□Ru□orsofdisagr□□mentsandargumen□□d□ring□hetripb□□antosurface,lead□ngau□horitiest□□p□c□latew□ether□oulplaywas□nvo□ved.E□chme□ber□ftheg□ouphadadiff□re□tstorytotel□,an□th□□ncon□iste□□i□□intheiraccountsonlyadded□□th□mysteryof□□□mis□□ngni□e.□/p> In□est□g□torsle□r□edthatthegrouphad□eenfriendsforyears,but□e□ent□□therehadbeentensio□amongthem.Ru□orso□disagreem□n□san□□rgumen□□duringthet□ip□egantosurface,l□adi□gauthoritiestos□ecul□tewhetherf□ulplaywasinvol□ed.Ea□hm□mberof□hegrouphad□differ□ntsto□ytotel□□and□heincon□istenciesinthei□acc□u□□□onlya□dedto□hem□steryof□h□□iss□ngnine.<□□> Investigatorslearnedthatth□grouphadb□en□□iendsforyears,butrecently□hereha□be□nte□sionamongthem.Rum□rsofdisagreemen□sandargument□□□□in□thet□ipbegantosurface,□eading□uthoritiestospecul□tew□ether□□ulp□aywasinvol□ed.Eachme□berofthegrouphad□different□torytotell,andth□incon□i□tencie□inthei□accountsonlyad□edtoth□my□ter□ofthemissingnin□. □n□estiga□orslear□□dthatth□gr□uphadbeenf□iendsforyears,butrecentlytherehadb□enten□iona□ongt□em.Rumorso□dis□□re□mentsand□rgum□ntsdur□ngthe□□ipbeg□□t□s□□face□lea□inga□thorit□es□ospec□lat□whetherfoulplaywa□involve□.Eachmemb□rof□hegrouphadadi□ferent□torytote□□,andtheinco□sist□nciesintheir□cco□ntsonlyad□e□to□h□mys□eryo□the□□ssingn□□□□ Inves□iga□or□learned□□□t□hegr□upha□beenf□iends□ory□ars,butrecentl□t□erehadbe□ntensio□amongthem.Ru□orso□□isag□eeme□□sanda□gumentsduringthetr□p□□ganto□u□f□ce,□ead□ngau□hori□iestosp□cula□ewhe□herfoulplay□asi□volved□Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferents□oryto□ell,andtheinconsis□enciesi□the□racc□□□t□onlyadde□tothemysteryofthem□ssing□□n□.□/p> Investigato□slearned□hatthe□rouphadbe□nfriend□forye□rs,butrecent□ytherehadbeentension□□□n□them.□umorsofdis□□re□mentsand□rg□□entsduringt□etr□p□□gant□surf□ce,□eadin□authoritiestospecul□□ew□eth□□foul□la□□asinvolve□.□achmember□fth□gro□phadadifferents□ory□otell,andtheinco□s□stencies□ntheiraccountsonlyaddedt□themyst□ryofthemiss□n□□ine.