□nvestiga□orslearnedthatthegrouphadbee□f□i□ndsforye□rs,b□tr□centlyth□rehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsof□i□a□r□eme□tsa□dargumen□□duri□gthet□ipbegant□surface,leadi□g□□t□ori□iestos□eculatewhe□□er□oulplaywasin□olve□□□□chmemberofthe□r□uph□dadiff□rentstorytotell,□□dtheinconsiste□c□esi□theiraccoun□□onlyad□edtoth□m□steryoft□e□issingnine. Inv□st□gatorsle□rnedthatth□groupha□beenfrie□ds□orye□□s□□utrecen□lyther□hadbeen□en□ionamongthem.Rum□rsofdisa□reem□ntsanda□gumen□sduringth□tr□pbegantosurface,leadingauthori□□estospeculate□hethe□foulpla□w□sinvo□ved.E□chmembe□ofthegrouphadadi□□er□ntstoryt□tell,andth□incons□stenc□esi□th□iraccount□only□ddedtothe□ystery□f□h□mi□si□gnine. Investigatorslearnedthat□□egrou□hadb□□nfr□e□dsforyears,butrecentlyt□erehad□eentensi□namon□them.□um□□s□□disagre□men□s□ndargumentsdur□□g□hetr□pbegantosur□ace,leadingauthorities□ospe□ul□□ewh□therf□ulpla□wasinvolved.Eachmemberofth□grouphadad□fferentstorytotell,andtheinconsis□enciesinthei□□ccou□ts□n□yadded□othemyst□ryofthemiss□ngnine.□/p> I□ve□t□gatorsl□arnedthatthegro□p□ad□ee□□ri□ndsfory□ars,but□ec□ntl□□herehadb□entensionamongth□m□□□m□rsofdis□g□eementsandarg□mentsdur□□g□hetripbega□tos□rf□ce,lead□ngauthorit□estospe□ulatewhet□erfoulplayw□sinvolv□d.E□ch□emb□rof□hegrouphadadifferent□tor□totell,andtheinco□sistenc□esin□□eiracc□untso□l□add□dt□themyster□o□themissi□gni□e. Investigatorslearned□hatt□eg□ouph□db□enfriendsf□□years,but□ecentlythe□eh□db□enten□i□namon□the□.Rumorsofdisa□reement□a□darguments□□ri□gthetri□begant□s□rface□leadi□gau□horitiest□specu□ate□hethe□fo□□playwasinvolved.E□chmembero□□hegro□phadadi□□erentstorytotel□,□□dtheinconsisten□iesin□heira□□ou□tso□lyadde□tot□emysteryoft□emissingnine.