Investig□tors□ea□□edthatthegrouphadbeen□r□endsfor□ears,but□ec□nt□ytherehadb□□□tension□m□n□them.Rum□rsofdisag□e□m□ntsand□rguments□uringt□etripbegantosurface,leadingautho□itiesto□pe□ula□□whetherfo□□play□asin□olved.□achmemberofthegrouphadadifferent□tory□otell,andthe□□consistenciesin□h□i□accou□□sonlyaddedto□hemysteryofthemissing□ine. Investigatorslear□e□thatthegro□phad□e□nfrien□□f□r□□ars,□u□□e□ently□herehadbeentensio□am□ngthem.Rumo□s□fdi□agreem□ntsandargu□entsduringt□□tr□pb□□a□tosurface□l□adingaut□ori□□estos□eculatewhethe□fo□lplaywas□nvo□ve□.Eachme□beroftheg□□uphadad□fferentst□rytot□ll,a□d□h□inconsiste□cies□n□heir□cco□ntsonlyaddedt□□he□yste□yof□h□missingn□n□. Invest□□atorslea□ne□□hatthe□roup□a□beenfriends□oryears,□utr□ce□□lyt□ere□□d□□ente□sionam□ng□h□□.Rumorsofdis□greemen□san□argu□ent□duringthetripbega□tos□□fac□,le□din□author□□iestospe□ulatewhetherf□ulp□ay□asinvolv□d.Eachmember□fth□groupha□a□iff□rent□torytotel□,andtheinconsiste□ciesintheirac□ount□onlyaddedtothemysteryo□themiss□n□nine. Inv□stigator□l□arn□dthatthegro□ph□dbeenfriendsfo□years,butrece□tl□th□re□adbeentensionamongthem.Rum□rs□fdisagreementsandargumen□sduringthetr□pbeganto□u□face,leadinga□thoriti□sto□pec□l□tewhether□o□lplaywasinvol□ed.E□chmemberof□hegro□phadadiff□rentsto□ytotell,andtheinconsistenc□esintheiraccountsonlyadde□t□t□emysteryofthemiss□□□□i□e.□□p> Investigatorslearnedthatthe□□□uph□d□ee□f□iend□fory□ars,but□ecentlythere□adbeen□ensi□namongthem.Rumorsof□isagre□mentsandar□umentsduringthetripbe□□□tos□rfa□e,□eadingauth□□itie□tos□□cul□tewh□□he□f□ulplaywas□□v□lved.Eachme□b□□ofthe□roupha□□dif□e□entstoryt□tell□andthe□nco□□i□tenciesi□t□ei□a□□ou□tsonlyadd□dtot□emys□eryofthemissi□gnine.