I□□es□□gatorslearnedthatthegrouphad□ee□f□□en□sforye□rs,butrece□tlythere□□dbeentensionamong□□□m.□u□o□sofdi□ag□eementsan□a□□um□ntsduringt□etripbega□tosurfa□□,lea□i□ga□thori□iestospecu□ate□□etherfou□p□aywasinv□lved.Each□embe□ofthegrouphad□differen□storytotel□□a□dtheinc□nsistenciesinthe□racc□u□t□onlyaddedtothem□st□□□ofthemissingnine. Investigator□l□ar□ed□ha□thegr□up□ad□eenfri□□□sforye□rs□butrecently□□ereh□□beentensionamongt□em.Rum□rsofdisagree□entsand□rgumentsduringthe□ripbegantos□□face,leadingautho□ities□ospe□ulatew□etherfoul□l□ywasinvol□ed.Eac□memb□rofthegrouphada□iffere□□s□orytot□ll□andthe□nconsi□tenci□sinth□□r□c□□u□tsonlyaddedtothemy□teryofthemissingnine.<□p> □n□□sti□□to□slearnedthat□he□r□uphadbeenf□iend□foryears□but□e□entlythere□adbeentens□onamong□hem.Rumorsofdisagree□entsandargumentsd□r□ngthet□ipbegantosurface,leadingauthori□iestospe□ula□ewhether□oul□laywasinvolved.Eachme□berofthegrouphadadiffere□tsto□y□ote□l,andtheinc□nsistenciesin□heirac□ountson□yaddedtot□emys□e□□o□th□□is□ing□in□. □p>Inves□□g□torslearnedth□tt□egrouph□□□eenf□iendsforyears,butre□e□□lyt□□□ehadbeentensionamo□□them□Ru□o□sofdisagreementsandargumen□□du□in□th□tripbegan□osur□ace,lea□i□gauth□□itiestosp□culatewhetherfoulplaywasinvol□e□.Eachmem□□rofth□g□ou□hadadiffere□tstory□ote□l,andtheinconsistenci□sin□h□□r□ccou□tsonl□addedtothemy□teryof□□emissingn□ne. Investigatorslear□e□thatthegr□uphadbeen□□iendsf□□y□□□s,□utrece□tl□therehadbee□te□sion□mongthem.□u□or□ofd□sagreementsa□da□gumentsd□r□ngth□□ripbega□tos□□face,le□dingau□horitiestospecu□atewhetherfoulpl□□wasinv□l□ed.Eachme□ber□fthegro□phadadifferentstory□ot□□l,andth□□nconsi□tencie□i□their□ccoun□so□lyaddedtot□emysteryofthemi□singnine□