I□v□st□□atorsl□arnedthatthegroup□ad□eenfriendsf□ryears□b□t□ecentlythe□ehadbeentens□□namongthem□Rumorsof□is□□ree□en□□anda□□umentsduringthet□ipbegantosurface,l□a□i□ga□thorit□estospecu□a□ewhetherfo□□playwasinvolved.□achmembe□ofthe□rou□□adad□ffer□□□storytotel□,andtheinc□nsisten□□esinthei□accounts□nlyaddedt□themyst□r□ofthemissi□gn□□e. In□estig□torslearnedt□att□egr□uphad□ee□friendsfory□ars,□utrecentlyt□erehadbeente□s□o□am□□gthe□.Rumorsofdisagreement□an□□rgumentsduringthet□ipbegantosu□□ace,leadi□gautho□i□□e□tospeculatewhe□h□□foulp□aywasin□□l□ed.E□chmemberoftheg□ouphad□di□ferents□o□yt□□el□,□ndtheinconsistenci□s□nt□eiraccou□tsonlya□ded□□them□steryof□he□issingnine.□/p> Inves□igator□le□rnedthatthegrouphadbeenf□iendsforyears,□utrecentlyt□er□hadbee□tens□ona□ongthem.Rumorso□di□agreemen□s□nd□rgu□en□sd□r□ngthe□ripbegantosurface,□eadingauthoritiesto□peculatewhetherf□ulplaywa□in□ol□ed□Eac□m□mberofthegr□u□hadadifferentsto□y□□te□l,andtheinco□sis□encies□nthei□a□cou□□so□lyadded□oth□myst□ryo□themissingnine□ □p>Investigatorsle□□□□□thatt□egrouphadbeenfri□□dsforyears,b□tre□ent□ytherehadbee□ten□ion□mongt□e□.Rumorsofdisagreem□nt□andargumen□□d□ri□g□he□ripbega□tos□□face,lea□ingau□horitiesto□peculatewhetherfoulplaywa□involved.Eachmem□erofthegr□uph□□a□iffere□tstory□otell,□□dthei□consistenc□esinth□ira□counts□n□yadded□othemysteryofthemissingnine. Inve□tiga□orslearnedth□tthegrou□hadbeen□r□en□sforyear□,butre□ently□hereha□beentens□o□amongt□□□.□umor□ofdisa□□e□ment□a□darg□□entsdu□□ngthetripbeganto□urfac□,□e□□ingaut□□□ities□osp□culat□wheth□rfoulp□aywasi□v□lved.Ea□hmemberofthegrouph□□adi□ferentstorytotel□□andtheinc□nsistenciesintheir□cco□ntsonlyaddedtothe□ysteryofthemiss□ng□ine.<□p>