Investigat□r□learn□dthatthegrouphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,butr□centlythere□adbeent□□sion□mon□the□□R□mor□of□isa□reementsanda□gumentsd□ringthe□ripbega□tosur□ace,le□dingau□hor□tie□tos□eculat□whetherfou□□laywasinv□lved□Eac□membe□ofthegrou□hadad□fferents□orytot□ll,andth□incon□istenciesinthei□accoun□son□yaddedtot□□myste□yo□themissi□gn□□e. Inv□stiga□orslea□nedthatthe□rouphadbeenfriend□f□r□ea□□,butr□centl□ther□hadbeent□n□□□□a□□n□th□m.Rumorsofd□sagree□ents□ndargumentsd□□ingthetr□pbe□an□os□rfac□□leading□ut□oritiestosp□culatewhetherfoulplayw□sinvolved.E□ch□emb□rof□hegrou□ha□adi□feren□□toryt□tel□,andthein□onsistenc□e□inthe□raccountsonl□add□dtothemysteryofth□mis□i□gnine. Investigators□ea□ne□thatthegrouphadb□enfr□e□dsforyear□,b□trecentlythereha□□eentensi□namongthem.Rumorsof□isag□e□m□□ts□ndargument□duri□gthetr□pbegantos□rface,leadi□gaut□oritiestospecul□tewhe□herfo□lpl□□wasin□ol□ed.□ac□□emb□ro□□h□□roup□adadifferen□storytot□l□,andtheinc□nsistenciesi□□heiraccountsonlyaddedtot□emysteryoft□emis□in□nine. Investigatorslea□nedthatthegroup□adbee□frien□sfor□ears□b□tre□en□l□therehadbeente□sionamong□h□□.Rumorsofdisagre□mentsandargume□tsduring□□□tripbegan□osurfac□,leadi□g□uthorit□estospecula□e□□e□her□oulplaywa□invo□ve□.□a□hmemberof□hegrouphadadifferen□storytotell□and□heinconsisten□iesint□e□raccou□tsonlyaddedtothe□□ste□y□□the□issingn□□e□