□nvestigatorslearnedthatth□□roup□□dbeenfr□endsf□ry□□□s,b□trecentlytherehadb□e□tensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdis□gr□ementsandargum□ntsdurin□t□□□ri□begantosurface,□eadingauthoritiestospecul□t□whetherfoulpla□wasi□v□lved.Eachmembero□th□□ro□phadadif□erent□t□ryt□tell,an□the□nconsistencie□i□theiraccountsonly□d□edtothe□yste□yofthem□ssingn□□e. Investigator□lea□nedt□at□hegroup□a□□een□r□e□dsforyears,□utrec□ntlythe□ehadbee□ten□□□namon□them□R□□□r□o□□□sagree□entsandarguments□uri□gt□etripbeg□ntosurfac□,leadi□gaut□ori□iest□speculat□whe□□erfoulplaywasinvolve□.E□chmemb□r□ftheg□oup□adadifferent□toryt□tell,and□hei□con□istenciesi□□h□iraccountso□ly□□dedt□themysteryofthemissingnin□. In□estigatorslear□edth□□□hegrouph□dbeenfri□ndsforyears,butrecent□ytherehadbee□tens□onamo□gthem□R□m□rsofdisagre□me□t□andarg□ments□□□in□thetripbegan□osu□face,leadingauthoritiestospeculatew□e□herfoulpl□ywasinvolve□.E□chmembe□□fthegro□ph□dadif□□rentsto□ytot□ll□andtheinconsi□tenci□sinthei□acc□untsonlyadded□othem□steryofthemissingni□e. □nvest□ga□orsl□arnedthat□hegro□p□□dbeenfriend□foryears,b□trecentlythereha□beente□s□onamong□hem.Rum□rsofdisagreeme□ts□ndarg□men□sduringthet□□p□egantosur□□ce,leadingaut□or□t□estos□eculatew□etherfoul□laywasinvolved.Eachm□mberofthegr□□phadadif□□rentstorytot□□□,andthe□n□on□□st□nciesintheiracco□ntsonlya□dedtot□e□ysteryofthe□i□s□ngn□ne□<□□□ Investiga□o□slearnedthatthegrouphad□□enfr□endsfo□year□,butrecen□lythereh□□beente□sionamon□them.Rumo□so□disagreementsandargume□t□□ur□ngth□t□ipbegantosurfac□□lea□ingauthoritiesto□pecula□ewhe□herfou□pla□□asinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrouphada□iffe□entstorytotell,andthe□nconsisten□ies□□theiraccoun□sonlyaddedtothemy□te□yofth□mis□ing□ine□