Investigators□earnedthatthegrouph□dbeenfriends□oryea□s,butrecentlyther□hadbe□ntensionamongthe□.Rumo□sofdisagree□en□san□argu□ent□during□hetripb□gantosu□face,l□adingau□ho□it□□stospeculatewheth□rfo□lplaywas□nvolved□E□□□memberoftheg□oup□□□□di□fe□ent□□orytot□ll,□n□theincons□ste□cie□□nt□eiraccou□tso□lya□□edtothe□□steryof□hemis□in□nine.<□p> Inve□t□gatorslear□ed□hatthegr□uphadbe□nfriendsforye□r□□□□trece□tlythere□a□□e□ntensionam□ng□□em.Rumors□fdis□greementsa□□□rg□mentsd□ringthetripbeg□□tosurface,leadin□autho□□tiesto□pe□ulatew□etherfoulplaywasinvolve□.Eachmemberofthegrou□h□dadif□□r□□tst□rytotell,an□th□inconsistenciesi□□□eir□c□ountsonlyad□edt□t□emy□t□ryofthemissingnine.□> □nvesti□atorslearnedt□at□hegrouphadbeenfriendsforyears□butrecentl□thereh□dbeen□□□s□o□amongthem.Rumorsofdis□g□e□mentsan□a□gumentsduringt□etripbegant□□urface,leadingautho□□□□e□□ospecul□tewhetherfoulplaywasinv□lved.Eachmemberofthegroup□adadif□□rentstoryt□tel□,a□dth□i□con□ist□nci□sinthe□raccoun□s□nl□ad□edtothe□ysteryo□themissingnine. Investigato□slearnedt□attheg□□u□hadb□enfriends□o□y□ars,butrece□tlythereha□b□□nt□nsiona□□ngthem.R□mor□□□□isagreementsan□ar□u□□□tsduring□hetripbegan□o□urface,lead□nga□thoriti□□tospeculatewhether□ou□playwasin□ol□ed.Eachmemb□rofthegrou□ha□ad□fferent□torytot□ll,and□heinconsistenci□si□theiraccountson□yadded□othem□s□e□yof□hem□□□ingn□ne. I□vestigatorsl□a□nedtha□thegrouphadbeenfrie□ds□orye□rs,b□tre□ently□herehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumors□f□isagr□ementsandargu□ent□duringthet□□pbegantosu□□□c□,l□adingauthoritiest□speculate□heth□□foulplaywasi□volve□.Ea□hmemb□□ofthegrou□had□different□t□ryto□ell,andtheinconsiste□ciesintheiraccountsonlya□dedtothemyst□ryofth□□issin□nine.