Investigatorslearnedthatthegro□p□adb□enfri□ndsf□□y□ars,butrecen□lythe□e□adbee□tens□onamongthem.Rumors□fdisagreementsandarguments□uringthetripbe□ant□surface,le□dingautho□i□ies□□speculate□hether□o□lpla□wasinvolved.Eachmem□□ro□thegrouphadadif□erentstorytotell,andt□einconsis□e□c□□sin□heirac□o□nts□nlya□dedtothem□steryo□themi□s□n□□ine. Inve□tigator□learnedthatt□□grouphadbeen□rien□sf□ryears,butrecen□lyt□□r□hadbee□t□nsionamo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagree□entsan□□rg□mentsduringthetr□pbe□antosurfac□□leadi□gaut□oritiestospecul□tewhetherfoulpla□wasinvolved□Eachmemberofthegr□uphadadif□□re□t□t□rytotell□□□dthein□onsistenciesintheira□co□ntsonlyad□edt□the□ys□eryo□th□mis□ingnin□□<□p> Inves□igat□rs□earnedth□tthegrouphadbeen□ri□ndsfor□ears,butrecentlytherehadbeentens□o□a□on□them.Rumors□fdisag□eeme□tsan□argumen□sduringt□etripbegantosu□fac□,le□□in□□utho□it□est□spec□l□tewh□therfoulpla□was□nvo□v□d.E□chme□beroftheg□ouphadad□fferentstorytotell,□ndtheincon□istenciesi□theiraccountsonl□□ddedtothemyst□□yo□t□□mi□sing□ine. Invest□gator□learnedtha□thegrouphadbeen□□iendsfo□ye□r□,but□ec□□□□□therehadbe□n□ensionam□n□□hem.Rumor□ofdis□g□□ementsandargum□ntsduring□hetr□pbegant□su□face,leadingau□h□□i□iestos□eculatewhetherfoulp□ay□asinvolved□Eachmember□fthegr□u□h□dadiffer□□tstoryto□ell,a□d□heincons□ste□ci□sinth□ir□cco□ntsonl□addedtothemysteryofthemissingnine.□□p>□p>Investiga□□r□learnedthat□hegr□up□adbe□nfriends□o□ye□rs,butrecentlytherehadbeentensionamongthem□Rumorsofdisa□reem□nt□□ndargument□d□ringthetripbegantosur□□c□,le□dinga□thoritie□tospeculate□het□□□foul□l□ywasinvolved.Eachmemb□r□□th□grou□had□di□□erents□oryt□tell□□ndthein□□□sistenciesintheiracc□u□tsonlyadd□dtothemyster□o□them□ss□ngnine.