□n□est□ga□orslea□ne□thatthe□roup□adbeenfriends□o□ye□rs□□utrecen□ly□herehadbeent□nsiona□ong□hem.□um□r□of□isa□r□em□ntsandargumentsduringth□t□ipb□□antosurface,le□dingautho□it□□s□os□ecula□ewhetherfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmemb□rofthegroupha□adifferentstor□t□t□ll,andth□inco□□istenciesi□theira□countson□yadd□□toth□mysteryofthemissingnine.□/□> I□vestigatorslea□nedthattheg□ouph□dbeen□□□ends□oryears,bu□recentlythereh□dbe□n□ensionamongthe□.Rum□rsofdisag□□em□ntsand□rg□mentsduri□gthetripbeg□ntosurfa□□□lea□ingauthori□i□□tospeculatewhe□herfou□playwasinvolve□.Each□□mb□r□fthegrouphadadifferentsto□ytot□ll,a□dtheincon□i□tenciesintheiraccounts□nlya□ded□□t□emyst□ryofthemi□s□□g□ine.<□p> Investigator□□ea□ned□hatt□egrouphad□□enf□ie□dsfo□years,b□tre□entlythe□ehadb□entens□onamo□□them.Rumorsof□isagreeme□tsandargum□nt□duringthe□ripbegantosurf□ce,leadingauth□r□tiestospeculatewhetherfou□playwasinv□lved.Eachmem□e□oft□egrou□h□□adiff□re□tstorytot□ll□an□theinc□nsistenc□e□in□heiraccoun□sonlyadde□tothem□steryofthemissing□ine□□□p> Invest□ga□o□□l□arnedthatthegroup□□dbee□fr□e□d□f□r□□ars□b□□recentlyth□rehadbe□n□ension□mongt□e□.Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsan□a□gumentsdurin□thet□ipb□□□ntosurface,leadingaut□oritiestosp□culat□whetherfo□lplaywasinvo□v□d.Eachmemb□r□fthegro□phadad□fferentstorytot□ll,andth□□n□on□i□tenci□sint□eiraccountsonlyadd□dtothemyste□yoft□emissing□ine.□> Investiga□□rslearn□dthatthegrouph□dbeenf□iendsfor□□ars,b□□□□□en□lyther□hadbeentensionamongthem.Rumors□fdisagreem□ntsand□rgume□□□dur□ngthet□ipb□gan□osur□ace,l□adingauthor□tiestospecu□at□whethe□f□ulplaywasinv□lv□d□□achm□mberofth□group□adadiffere□t□to□ytotell,andt□einconsiste□ciesinth□iraccoun□sonly□□dedtothemyste□yofth□□issi□gnine□