I□□es□i□atorslearnedthatthegrou□h□db□en□r□e□dsforyea□□,□utrecentlyt□ereha□be□ntensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdisag□e□men□sa□dargument□duringthe□□ipbegantosurface,□□a□ingauth□ritiesto□pec□l□□ewhethe□fou□pl□ywa□involve□.Eachm□mberofthegrou□hadadiff□rentsto□ytotell,a□dthe□n□□nsistencie□□□theiracco□□□sonly□dde□tothem□□t□ryof□he□issingnine. Inv□□ti□ator□□earnedt□atth□group□adbeenfri□ndsfor□ea□s,butrecen□lythere□adbeentensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdisagreemen□san□argumentsdurin□thetripbegantosurface,lead□ngauthorit□est□spec□□atewhether□oulp□aywasi□□olv□d.Eachmemberofthegr□uph□dadif□eren□storyt□tell□an□theinc□n□ist□nciesi□theiraccoun□s□nlyaddedtothe□□steryofthemissin□□ine.□/□> Inve□tig□□orslearnedt□at□hegrou□□adbee□fr□endsforye□rs,b□trecentlythere□adbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdi□agreementsandarg□mentsd□ringthe□ripbegantosurfa□e,leadingauthoritie□t□□p□□u□a□ewhe□herfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmembe□of□hegroupha□□dif□e□entstoryt□□ell,andtheinconsistenciesi□the□□□ccou□tsonlyadd□d□othemyste□yoft□emi□singn□ne□ □nves□ig□torslearne□tha□th□□r□uphadbeenfriendsf□r□e□rs,but□ecentl□there□adbee□tensi□□am□n□th□m.Rumorsofdisagreementsanda□gum□□tsduringthetri□b□ga□□osu□face,□□adinga□t□orit□estosp□□ulatewh□th□□f□ulplaywasin□olve□.Each□e□bero□thegroup□ada□i□ferentsto□ytotel□,andth□inconsis□e□c□esintheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemyst□□yofthemissi□gnine.□□p>□p>I□□esti□a□orsl□arnedthatthegrou□h□dbe□nfri□nds□or□ears,bu□□ecentl□t□e□ehadbeen□□ns□onam□ngt□em.Rumorsofdisagreeme□tsan□argum□ntsduringthetripbegantosurface,l□ading□uthor□ti□stospec□latewh□□h□□foulpl□yw□s□nvolved.Eachmemberofth□g□ouph□da□ifferentst□r□tot□ll,andtheinconsi□tenciesin□□e□raccountsonlyaddedto□hemyste□yofthemissingni□e□ Investigatorslea□ne□thatthegrou□hadb□enfrien□sforyears,butrecentlyt□□□eha□beentens□onamongthem□Ru□orso□disagr□□mentsandargumentsd□□in□□hetri□be□antosurf□c□,leadi□ga□tho□ities□osp□culat□whe□□erfoulplay□as□nvolved.Eachmember□ftheg□ouphada□if□ere□tstorytotell,andtheinconsistenciesi□theiracco□ntsonlyad□□dtothemys□e□yofthemissi□gn□ne.