I□vestigatorslearnedthatth□group□adbeenfriendsforyea□s,□□□rec□n□□ytherehadbeenten□ionamongth□m.Rumorsofdisagreementsand□□guments□uring□he□ripb□gant□surfac□,lead□ngau□□oritie□tospe□□latewh□therfoulplay□asinvolved.Each□em□erofth□gr□uphadadiffere□tsto□□□otel□□□ndthe□nconsistenciesinthe□ra□counts□□lya□dedtothemyste□yofthe□issingni□e.<□p> I□ve□□□ga□orslearn□dthatthegro□□hadbeenfrie□dsfo□years,b□tr□centlyt□□reh□dbeentensiona□ongt□e□.Rumorsofdis□g□eemen□sandarg□mentsd□r□ngth□tr□pbegantosurfa□e□leading□□thori□iestosp□cula□ewhetherfoul□l□ywasi□volved.Eachmemb□ro□t□egr□uphadadifferentsto□ytotell,□n□theinconsisten□iesintheir□c□ount□□nlyaddedt□themysteryofthemissingn□ne.□/p> Investiga□□□slear□e□th□tthegrouphadbe□nfr□□ndsf□□ye□□s,butr□cen□l□□hereha□b□ent□nsio□am□ngt□e□.Rumorsof□isag□□em□n□san□argumentsduringthetripbegantosurfac□,□□adingaut□oritiestospeculatewh□therfoulpla□wasinvolv□d.□achm□mb□□ofthegrouphadadiffere□□storyt□tell,a□d□□einco□sistenciesintheiraccountson□yaddedto□hemys□eryofthemissin□nine. □p>Investigator□learnedtha□thegrouphadbee□frien□s□ory□a□s□butr□centlytherehadbeenten□□onam□ngthem□R□□orsofd□s□greementsan□argument□□u□ingthetri□beganto□u□face,lea□□ngau□hor□ties□ospe□□latewhetherf□u□p□□ywas□nvolved.Eachm□mb□rofthegroup□adadi□ferentstoryto□ell,andthe□□consis□□nc□esintheiraccounts□n□yad□edtot□em□steryofthemi□singni□e.□□p> Inv□stigatorsle□□nedthatthegrouph□dbe□nfr□endsfo□y□□rs,□utr□ce□tlytherehadbeenten□i□namongthem.□□mo□sof□isagree□entsandargumentsdur□ngthetripbegan□osurface,l□a□inga□th□ritiestospeculatewh□therf□ulplay□asinvolved.Each□ember□ft□□□□ouphad□di□ferentstorytotell,a□dtheinc□nsist□nci□sinth□i□ac□ou□□son□yaddedtothemy□teryoft□emissingni□e.