□nves□igato□sl□arnedtha□thegrou□hadb□en□r□end□forye□rs,butrec□nt□yth□rehadbeentensionamong□hem.Rumorsofdisagreementsanda□g□mentsduring□he□rip□egantosu□fa□e,leadinga□th□rities□ospeculate□het□er□oulplay□as□nvolved.E□chmemberofthegro□phadad□f□erentstorytotell□andtheinconsi□tenci□sint□eirac□ounts□nlyaddedtot□□m□steryo□themiss□□gn□ne.□><□>□nvestigatorslear□edtha□thegroupha□bee□□r□□n□sforyears□butrec□n□lytherehadbeentens□onam□n□them.□□mor□ofdisagr□eme□tsandargume□□sdu□ingth□tripbegan□□s□□face,leadin□□ut□oritiestospeculatewhetherf□ul□layw□sinvolved□Eac□me□bero□□heg□ouphadadifferentstoryto□e□l,andtheinconsisten□i□sintheiracc□untsonlyadd□dtothemyster□ofth□miss□n□nine.□□p> Investi□a□orslea□nedth□tthegr□u□ha□be□nfrie□dsfory□a□s,butr□cen□□ytherehadbe□ntensio□□mon□th□m.Rum□rsofdisagreement□□□darg□m□n□sduringt□e□ripb□ga□to□urface,□□adingauthorit□es□os□ecu□atewhethe□foul□l□ywasinvolved□Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferentstor□□otell,an□thei□consistenci□s□□□h□irac□ountsonl□adde□tothemysteryofthe□issi□g□i□e□□/p□ Investigatorslear□e□thatth□group□adbee□f□□endsforyears,butre□e□tl□thereh□dbe□□ten□iona□ongthem.Rumorsofdisagre□mentsandargu□entsduringth□tri□□ega□tosurf□ce,lead□ngau□h□ritiestospeculatewhether□□ul□l□y□□s□nvolved.Ea□hm□m□erofthegrouphadadiffe□en□□tor□tot□ll,a□□the□□co□s□st□nci□sintheirac□o□ntsonlyaddedtot□emys□er□ofthemissing□ine□ Investiga□orsl□arn□dt□at□hegrou□hadbeenfr□□nd□fo□years,bu□rec□□tly□h□rehadbeen□ensionamongthem□Rumorsofdisagr□ementsanda□guments□uringthe□ripbegantosurfa□□,leadingau□horitiestospeculate□h□th□rfoulp□aywas□nvolved.Eachme□berofthe□rouphadadiffere□t□torytot□ll,andtheinconsis□enciesint□eiraccountso□ly□ddedt□t□□mysteryofthemis□ingnin□.□□p> Investigat□rslearnedthatth□grouph□dbeenfriendsforyears,butrecently□her□had□eent□ns□o□amo□gthem.Rumorsofdisagreementsa□darg□mentsduri□gt□etr□pbegantosur□ace,□ead□ngauthorit□□stospec□latewhetherfoul□laywasinvolved.Eachmem□eroft□egr□upha□□d□f□e□ent□to□□□otell,andtheinco□si□tenci□sin□heiraccou□t□o□lya□dedtothemysteryofthemissingni□e.□>