I□vesti□atorslearn□□that□□egrou□h□□be□nfri□nd□forye□rs,butrecen□l□thereh□db□en□e□□ion□mongth□m□Rum□rsofdisa□reem□ntsandargumentsdu□ingthetripbe□a□to□urface,le□din□authori□iesto□pec□l□tewheth□rfoulplayw□sinv□lved.Each□□mbe□ofth□grouphadad□ffe□e□tstor□□o□e□□□andtheinconsisten□iesi□theiracco□ntsonlyadded□□the□ysteryofthemissingnine.□/p> □nv□st□□atorsl□arned□ha□t□egrouphadb□enfrie□□s□oryears,butrecently□herehadbeent□nsionamongthem.□□morsofd□□agreementsanda□g□□e□tsduringt□etri□□egantosurface,l□adingauthoriti□stosp□culatewhethe□□o□lp□ayw□sinvolv□d.E□c□memberofthegroup□ad□differents□oryto□□□l,a□□theinconsistencies□nthe□raccou□tsonlyadded□ot□emyster□o□themis□ingnine.<□p> Investigatorslearnedthat□hegrouphadb□enfriends□or□ears,b□tre□ent□y□h□re□adbeentensi□□amo□gthem.Ru□orsofdisag□□ementsandargum□ntsduringth□t□□pbega□tosurfac□□□□adingauthoritiestospecul□tewheth□r□o□lplaywasi□volved.□achmemb□□ofthegro□p□□dadifferentstoryt□tell,an□theincon□i□tenciesinth□ir□cco□n□sonl□ad□edtot□emysteryo□□hemi□s□ng□□□□. □nve□tiga□orslearnedthatt□egrouphadbe□nfrie□□sforye□□s,but□ecently□herehadbeent□ns□o□amongthem.Rumorsofdisagr□eme□t□andar□u□ent□d□r□ngthetripbeganto□ur□ace,le□□in□author□tiesto□pec□□ate□hetherfoulplaywasinvolv□d□Each□□mber□fth□grouphadadi□□erentstorytot□□l,a□□theinconsis□enciesintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemyst□ryofthemissingni□e.<□□> Inves□igatorsl□arned□hatt□egrouphadbeenfrie□dsforyears,butrecentlyt□erehadbeentensionamongthe□.Rumorsof□isagreementsandargume□tsd□ringt□etripbegant□surface,leadin□autho□itiestospeculate□het□erf□□lplay□asinvolv□d.Each□e□berofthegrouph□dadifferentstory□ote□l,andth□inconsistenciesinth□i□acco□ntsonlyad□e□tothemysteryofthe□issi□□nine□<□p> □n□estig□torslearne□that□hegroupha□b□enfriendsfor□ears□butr□cen□lyt□er□h□dbeente□si□nam□ng□hem.□um□rsofdis□□reem□n□sand□rgument□duringthetr□pbegantosu□□ace□leadi□gauthor□tiestospecul□tewhe□herfoul□laywasinvolv□d.Ea□hm□mberoft□e□rou□hadadiffere□tstorytot□ll,andthei□c□n□ist□nciesintheir□□countsonly□ddedt□th□m□steryofthemissingnine.