Investigatorslearnedthatth□grouphadbeenf□i□□□sf□ryears,butr□□ent□yt□□rehad□een□e□sionamongt□em.Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsa□da□gu□e□tsdu□i□gt□e□ripbeg□ntosurface□le□ding□□thori□ies□□specu□atewhethe□foul□la□wa□□nvo□ved.Eachmembero□thegr□□phadadif□e□ents□o□ytotell,andthe□nconsi□ten□i□sintheir□□cou□tsonly□d□ed□ot□emyste□y□fthemissingnine. Investigato□slea□n□d□hatthegr□uphad□eenfrien□sfor□□ar□,butr□cently□her□ha□be□n□e□s□o□amongthem.Rumorsof□isagreementsandargum□□t□duringthetrip□eg□nto□u□fa□□,l□adinga□th□ri□iest□sp□culat□□hetherfoulpl□ywasi□□olved.Eachmemb□rofthegrouphadadifferentstorytot□□l□□ndthei□consi□te□ci□s□nt□□i□accountsonlyadde□tothemys□e□yof□hemissingnine. Invest□ga□orslea□nedt□a□thegr□up□adbeenfriends□or□ears,butrecen□lytherehadbeent□nsio□am□□gth□m.Rumors□□□□sagreementsandargumentsduringthetri□begantosurfac□,lea□ingauthoritiestospe□ulatew□etherfoulp□aywasinvolved.Eachme□beroft□egrouphad□di□f□□e□tstorytotell,a□dthe□ncons□□□encie□in□heir□ccou□tsonlyadde□□othemyst□ryofth□missingnin□. I□v□s□i□atorslearn□dthattheg□o□phadb□enfriendsforye□rs,butrecentlyt□erehadbeentensionam□ngthem□Rumorsofdisagreement□andargumentsduri□gthetr□pbega□tosurfa□e□lead□ngauthorit□e□tospe□□□atew□etherf□ulplaywasinvolve□.Eachmember□fthegrouphadad□fferentstorytotel□□andtheinc□nsist□□c□esinth□iraccountsonlyadde□□ot□□mys□eryof□□emi□s□□□nine. I□vest□gat□rslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsfo□y□ars,but□ecently□□erehad□eentension□□ongthem.Rumorsofdis□gree□entsanda□□ume□tsdurin□the□ripbegantos□rfa□e,le□dingau□horit□es□ospecula□ew□□□herfoulplaywasinvol□ed□E□ch□emberofthegrouphadad□fferentstorytotell□and□he□ncons□stencie□int□eiraccou□tsonly□d□□□tothem□□te□yofthem□ssingni□□. Inves□i□atorslearnedthatthegrou□hadbee□□ri□ndsforyears,b□trecentlyt□erehad□een□ensionam□ng□□em.R□morsofdisagreementsandarg□mentsduringthetripb□gantosurface□lea□inga□tho□□tiesto□peculat□□hetherfou□playwasinvolved.□achmemberofthegrou□hadad□ffere□tst□ryto□ell,andtheincon□is□enciesin□hei□acco□□□□□nlya□dedtothemy□teryofthemissin□ni□e.□□p>