<□>Investi□a□o□s□earn□dthatthe□r□uphadbeenfriendsfor□ears,□u□rece□tlythere□ad□eentens□ona□ongthem.□umorso□dis□gree□entsand□rgumentsdur□ngthet□ipbegantosurfa□□,□ead□ngauthoritiestospecu□atewhethe□□oul□□□ywa□involved□Eachmem□erofthegrouphadadifferentstoryt□te□l,andthei□co□sistenciesin□h□□raccountson□yadde□tothemysteryofthemi□singnine. Investigator□□□a□nedthatthe□r□u□h□dbeenfriendsforyear□,□u□□ecen□lythereha□bee□□ensiona□ong□h□m.Rumorsof□isagre□m□nt□andargumentsdur□ngthetripbe□ant□surface□leadinga□t□□ritiestospecula□e□hethe□□oul□laywasinvo□ved.Eac□memberofthegrouph□da□□f□erentst□ryt□tell,andtheinconsist□□ciesintheiraccountson□yad□e□tothe□ysteryofthemissingni□□.<□p>□p>Investi□□t□r□□earnedthatt□egrouphadbeenfriendsforyears,butr□centl□□he□ehadbeente□sion□□ongthem□Ru□orsofdisagree□ent□andargumen□sduri□gthe□ripbega□tosurface,leadinga□th□riti□st□specula□ewh□th□rfoul□l□ywasinvolved.E□chmemberofthegrouphadad□fferentstor□to□ell□an□th□incon□istencies□ntheir□c□ountsonlya□de□□othemy□teryofthemi□singnine. I□vestigato□s□ea□n□d□h□ttheg□oup□□□beenfr□□□dsforyears,bu□rec□n□lyt□ereh□dbeentensionam□□gth□m.Rumorso□□isagre□mentsandarg□me□tsduring□hetr□p□egantosurface,leadinga□t□orit□estospeculate□het□erfoulpla□wasin□olved.□a□hmemberofthe□rouphadadifferentstorytotel□,andt□ei□consistenciesintheiracc□unts□nly□d□ed□othemysteryo□themissingnine.□>