Investig□to□slearnedthatth□grouphadbee□□riendsforyears,b□trece□t□ythereha□beent□ns□on□mongthem.Rumors□fdisagreementsandargument□dur□ngthetripbeganto□u□□ace,lea□ingauthorities□o□peculatewhetherfoul□laywa□□nv□lved.□achmemberofthe□rouphad□di□f□r□ntstor□□otell,andtheincon□i□tenciesintheiraccountson□yadd□d□othem□□ter□□ft□emis□i□gnin□.□>□p>I□vest□ga□orsl□arnedtha□the□rouphadbeenfri□ndsfory□ars,butrec□n□□ythereha□b□entensionamongth□m.Rumorsofdisagreements□nd□r□umentsdur□ngthe□ripbe□a□to□□rfa□e,le□di□gaut□o□itiestos□ecul□tew□□□herfoulplay□a□i□volved.Eachmemb□r□f□hegrouphadadiffere□tstory□otell,andtheinconsist□nciesintheir□ccoun□sonly□ddedtothemy□te□y□fth□missi□gn□ne.<□p> Investiga□□rslearnedthattheg□oup□adbee□friendsfor□ears,but□ecentlythere□adbe□ntens□onamongthem.Rumor□ofd□sa□reementsandargumentsduri□g□he□ri□□e□ant□surface,l□□dingauthoritiestospeculatew□□therfoulp□aywasin□olved.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferentst□□□t□tel□,□□dth□incons□ste□□ie□in□h□ira□co□ntsonly□dd□dtothe□□st□□yofthemiss□ngnine.□/□> Inve□□□□atorslearn□d□□□tthegroupha□beenfrie□d□fory□ars,butrecentlyth□rehadbeentensionamo□□□hem.Ru□or□□□d□sagreement□andarguments□ur□ng□he□ripbega□tosur□ace,l□□dingau□hor□tiesto□peculat□□he□herfoulplaywas□n□olved.Eachmemberoft□egr□u□hadadiffer□nt□toryto□□ll,andtheinconsisten□iesin□□eiraccount□o□lyad□edtot□emysteryofthemissingn□ne.<□□> In□esti□ator□l□arnedt□atthe□ro□phadbeenfriend□foryear□□butrec□n□l□the□eh□dbeen□ensi□nam□ngthe□.Rum□rs□fdisagreem□□tsand□rgu□entsduringthet□ipbe□antosurface,leadin□auth□□it□estospeculatewh□t□erfoulpla□wasinv□lved□Eachmemberofthegrouphadadifferents□ory□otell□andtheinconsis□□ncie□intheiraccoun□son□□addedtothemy□teryofthem□ssingnine.<□p□<□□Invest□gator□lear□edthatthegroup□adbee□friendsf□□years,bu□□ecently□herehadbeente□si□namongthem.Ru□orsof□is□greementsanda□gumen□sd□ring□het□ipbegantosurface,□□ad□ngauthoritie□t□□peculatewhether□□ulplaywasinv□lv□d.E□chmembe□o□thegrou□hadadifferent□torytotell,andth□□nconsi□tenciesint□eiraccountsonlya□d□dtothemy□t□ryofth□m□□s□ng□ine.