□nvesti□□tors□□a□n□dthat□he□rouphadbee□□rien□sforyea□s□□ut□ecentlytherehad□eent□□sionamongt□em□Rumorsofdisagr□ementsandargumentsduringthe□ripb□g□n□os□rface,leadingaut□ori□iestosp□c□latewhether□oulplay□a□i□volve□.Each□emberofth□grouphadadi□f□□entsto□ytot□ll,and□heinc□nsisten□iesi□theiracc□untsonlyadde□tot□e□yster□oft□emiss□ng□ine.<□□><□□□nvestigatorsle□rnedthatthegrouphadbeenfri□ndsforyears,butrecent□y□here□a□beenten□ion□mon□them□□umor□ofdisa□reem□□t□an□arg□mentsdurin□the□ri□begantosurface,leadinga□thorities□o□pec□□□tewhetherfoulp□□ywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferentstory□otell,andth□i□consistenciesintheiraccountso□lyadded□othemysteryofthemissi□gnine. Investi□atorslear□edthat□he□rouph□□beenfrie□d□□oryear□,butrec□ntlyther□hadbeent□n□iona□ongt□em.Rumo□so□disag□e□□□nts□ndarg□□entsdur□ngthetri□be□ant□surfa□e,l□adingauthoritiesto□peculatewhet□er□oulpl□ywas□n□o□□□d.Eachmem□erof□hegro□p□adad□fferents□orytotell,andt□eincon□istenciesi□theiracc□untson□yadded□othemysteryofth□mi□□in□nine.□□ In□estigato□slearnedt□atthegrou□hadbe□nfriendsforyear□,butrece□t□yther□h□dbeentensi□namong□hem.Ru□orsofd□□ag□□ementsandargum□ntsd□r□ngthetripbegantosurface,lead□ngau□hor□□ie□t□speculatewhethe□□oulplayw□sinvolved.Eachmemb□rofthegr□uphadadiff□rentstorytotell,andthei□consiste□ciesintheiracco□n□sonly□dd□dt□themys□er□o□the□is□ingnine.□□p><□>I□ve□tigato□s□earn□□□hatthe□rouph□dbee□frien□sforyears,b□tre□entlyther□hadbeentensionamongthem□Rumorsofdisag□eementsandarg□mentsdur□ngthetri□beg□ntosu□face□leadingauthoriti□stospe□ula□ewhethe□foulplaywasinvolved.□□c□me□b□rof□hegro□pha□adiffe□entstorytotell,and□he□ncon□isten□iesinth□i□□□countsonlyaddedtoth□□y□t□ryof□hemiss□ngnine.<□p> □nves□igators□earn□d□hatthegroupha□be□nfriendsforyear□,butrecentlytherehadb□en□□nsio□□mongthem.□umo□□ofdisa□reem□ntsandargument□duringthetr□pbe□antosu□fac□,l□adinga□□□□r□tiestos□ecula□ewhethe□foulpla□wasinv□l□e□.□achmem□erofthegro□phadadifferentst□rytotell,andt□einc□nsistencie□i□the□r□□c□untsonlyaddedtoth□□ystery□□them□ss□□gnine.