In□esti□atorslearnedthatthegroupha□beenfriends□□rye□rs,but□□cently□herehadbeent□nsionam□ngthem.Rumorsofdisagr□ementsan□argumentsdur□ng□hetr□pbegantosur□ace,leadinga□thoritie□tospeculate□het□erfoulplaywasinvolv□d.Ea□hmemb□rofth□gr□uphad□dif□□rent□torytotell,andt□ein□on□i□□enciesintheiraccoun□son□y□ddedtothemyste□yofthemissingnine. Inves□ig□□□rsle□rnedthattheg□o□p□a□beenfr□endsforyea□s□b□tre□entlyt□ere□adbeente□s□on□mongthe□.□□morsofdisagreemen□sandargum□□tsduri□□thet□ipbe□□ntosurfa□e,lead□ngauthor□tiestos□e□ul□te□h□therfoulplay□asinvo□ve□□Eachmemb□r□fthegr□uphadadiff□re□□sto□y□o□ell,□ndthei□con□ist□□cies□n□□eir□cc□unts□nlyad□edtothemysteryofth□missingnine. Invest□gatorsl□ar□edtha□thegrouphadbeenfr□en□sfo□year□,□□t□□centlyther□hadbeen□ensiona□ongthem.Rumorsofdisag□□□mentsanda□gumentsduring□hetr□pbeg□ntosurf□ce,le□ding□uthori□iestospec□□atewhet□erfo□□□laywasinvolv□d.Eac□□emberofthegrou□h□□adifferent□torytotell,□n□t□ei□co□s□stenciesinth□i□acc□unt□□□lyaddedtoth□mys□eryofthemissingnine. Investi□□torslea□ned□h□tthegroupha□beenfr□e□dsforyea□s,□utrecent□ythere□adbee□tensio□amon□them.Ru□orsofdi□agreeme□□sand□rgum□nts□ur□ngthetripbeganto□urface,lea□□ngauthoritiestos□e□ulatewh□therfo□lpla□wasinvolved.Eachme□b□roftheg□ouphadadiff□re□t□to□ytotell,andtheinconsistenc□esin□heiraccounts□nlyadd□dtothe□yste□yoft□□mis□ingnine.□□ Inv□stigatorsle□rne□th□t□h□grouphadbee□fr□endsfory□ars,□u□recent□ytherehadbeentensi□na□ongthem.Rum□rsof□is□greementsandar□umentsduring□hetri□begant□s□rf□ce,leading□u□horitiestospec□latewh□therf□ulplaywas□nvolved.Eachmemberofth□grouph□dadiffere□tstorytot□l□,an□theincons□ste□c□□si□□hei□ac□ountsonl□addedto□hemyster□oft□e□is□ingnine.