□n□□stigatorslearne□thatth□grou□hadbe□nfrie□dsfo□□e□r□□bu□□ece□tlyther□hadbeen□ensio□amongt□em.R□morsofdisa□r□□□entsan□arg□mentsd□□ingthet□i□beg□ntosurface□leadingau□horitiest□□pecu□atewhether□o□lplaywa□involved.Eac□□emberoftheg□□uphadadif□eren□storyt□t□ll,andthein□onsiste□ciesinthe□raccoun□sonlyaddedtot□emy□tery□fthemissingnine.□/p><□□Investigatorslearnedthatthegro□ph□dbe□nfriendsfory□ars,butrecentlytherehadbee□te□sio□amongthem.R□□or□o□d□s□gre□m□□tsandar□ume□tsdur□□gth□tri□□eganto□urf□ce,le□d□ngautho□ities□ospeculatewhetherfoulplaywasinvo□v□d.Eachmembe□of□hegro□□hadadifferentsto□ytotell,andtheinco□□□s□enciesinthei□□ccountsonlya□dedtothe□yste□yofthe□i□si□gnine. I□□estigators□□arnedtha□th□grouphadbeenfriend□foryears,butrecentlythereha□beentensi□na□ongthe□□□□morsof□isag□eemen□sa□dar□umentsduringthetripbegantosurfac□,l□□dingauthoritiesto□pe□ul□□ewhe□her□o□lpl□□wasinvolved.E□chmemberof□hegroup□□□adiff□r□ntstoryto□□□l,□ndtheinconsistenciesinthe□□accounts□nlyaddedtot□emyst□ryofthemissingnine. I□vestigato□slearned□hatthegrouph□db□en□riendsforyears,b□t□ecen□lytherehad□e□ntensi□namongthem.Rumorsofdisagree□ent□andargumen□sduri□gthet□ip□egan□o□urfac□,leadingauth□ritiestospeculatewhet□erfoul□lay□as□nvol□ed.Eachmem□e□o□the□roup□a□ad□ffe□en□storyto□ell,a□dtheinconsist□nci□□intheiraccountso□lyaddedtothemy□teryofthemissing□ine. I□ve□ti□ators□e□□ned□□a□thegr□up□adbeenfrien□□f□r□□ars,butrecen□lytherehadbe□nten□ionamongthem.□umo□s□f□is□gr□ements□ndargum□ntsduring□□e□r□pb□□antosurfac□,leadingauthoritiestospecu□□tewh□ther□oul□la□w□sinvolved.Eachmemberofth□□rouphadadifferentstorytote□l,an□thein□onsistencies□ntheirac□ountsonlyadde□t□th□my□□eryoft□e□issingnine.□/□><□>□□ve□ti□ators□ea□nedthatthe□rouph□dbeenf□iendsforyears,□ut□ece□tlyt□ereha□□e□n□ensionamongthem.Rumors□fdisagre□men□□andargument□duringt□etripbe□antosurface□l□adingauthor□tiestospeculat□whetherfoulpl□ywasinvolve□.Eachm□mberofthegrouphad□diff□r□ntstoryt□t□l□,andt□e□nc□nsistenciesint□□iraccountson□yadded□othemysteryof□hemi□□ingn□ne.□/□>