Investigator□learnedtha□thegrou□hadbee□friend□foryears□butrece□tly□herehadbe□ntens□on□mon□them.□□morso□d□□a□□eement□andargumentsduring□hetr□p□egan□osu□f□ce,□e□□i□ga□t□orit□estosp□c□lat□□hetherfoulp□aywasinvolved.Ea□hm□mberofthegrouphada□□ff□rentstor□tot□ll,and□heinconsistencies□nthei□acc□untson□yaddedto□□e□ysteryofthemissingnine□□□ Inv□s□i□a□o□sl□arnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears,butrecentlytherehad□ee□t□nsionamongth□m.Ru□ors□fdisagreements□□□ar□□ments□uri□gthe□ripbegantos□rfa□□,leadingauth□□itiestospeculat□□het□erfoulpl□□wasinvolv□d□□a□hmemberofth□gr□u□hadad□□f□re□ts□orytotell,andthe□nconsistenciesintheiraccountsonlyad□edtothe□ysteryofthemissingnine□□□p> □□v□st□□□tor□learnedthatthe□ro□phadbe□nfr□ends□oryears,butre□en□□ythere□adbeen□ens□o□amongthem.Rumorsofdis□greemen□sandargument□du□i□gthetr□pbegantosurface,lea□ingau□horitiestos□e□ula□ewhetherfoul□laywa□in□olved.Eachmem□er□f□□egroup□adadiffer□ntstoryt□□ell,andt□einconsistenciesint□ei□a□countsonlyaddedtothemystery□fthemissi□gn□□□□ □nvest□g□t□rs□earnedthat□hegrouphadbe□n□riendsfor□ears□butrecentlyther□hadbeentensi□□amongthem.R□□orsofdis□greementsandargum□ntsduringt□etripbega□to□urface□□□adi□□autho□itiestospec□latew□e□□erfoulpl□ywasinvolve□.□ach□embe□o□thegrouphadadifferent□to□□tot□ll,and□heinconsi□t□n□iesinthe□□acc□□□ts□nlyaddedtothemyste□yofth□missin□ni□e. I□vestigatorslearnedt□at□hegroupha□beenfriendsforyears,butrecentlythe□ehadbeentensio□□mongthe□□Rumorsof□i□□greem□nts□ndargumentsduringthetripbegant□□urface,l□ad□ngauthoritie□tospe□u□atewhetherfoulpl□y□asinv□lved.□achm□□berofthegrouphadadi□ferentst□r□t□te□l□and□heinconsi□□encies□nt□eiraccountsonly□dd□dto□he□yst□ryofthem□□singnine.