□nvesti□atorslear□ed□hatthegr□u□hadbeenfriendsfo□years,b□trecentlythereha□beente□sionamon□the□.Rumorsofdis□□reemen□sa□d□rgu□entsd□ringthetr□p□egan□o□urface,□e□dingautho□itiestospeculatewhetherf□ulpl□ywasinvolved.Eachmember□□theg□ouph□dadiffe□e□□storytotell□andthe□□con□□sten□□esintheiraccountsonlyad□edtoth□mysteryofthemis□□ngnine.<□p> □nves□□gators□e□rnedt□□tthegrou□h□d□eenf□iendsf□ryea□s□b□□□ecentlytherehadbeentensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisag□eementsandargumentsduringthe□ripbe□a□□□surfa□e,l□□dingauth□ritiest□s□ecul□t□whetherfoul□layw□sinvolv□d.E□ch□e□berofthegrouphadadiff□rents□orytotell,andth□incons□stenciesinthei□acco□ntso□ly□ddedtot□em□ste□yofth□m□s□ingnine.<□□> Invest□g□tor□l□□rnedthatthegroupha□beenfri□n□sforye□r□,butrecen□lythereh□□□□□□ten□io□amongthem.Rumorsofdi□agreementsand□rgu□entsduringt□etripbegantosu□fac□,lea□ingauthorit□e□to□peculatewhetherf□□lpla□wasi□□olved.□ac□mem□erof□h□g□ouphad□differ□n□□to□ytotell,□n□theinco□s□□□enciesintheirac□ountso□ly□dded□othemyster□ofthemissingnin□. Inv□□ti□atorslearnedthatt□□gro□phad□eenfr□endsforyears,butrece□tly□herehadb□enten□ionamon□them.Rumorsof□isagreeme□t□□ndar□u□entsdur□ngt□etripbegantosurface,l□a□i□gauthoritiestospeculatewhe□her□□u□pla□wasinv□□□ed.Eachmemberofthe□rou□hadadif□erentstor□tot□ll,an□th□□nconsistenc□esinthe□□a□co□ntso□□yad□edtothemy□teryofth□□i□□i□□nine. In□estigators□earn□dt□at□h□group□adbeenfri□ndsforyear□,b□trec□□tlythere□a□□e□ntensio□□mongthem.Rumorsofdisagree□entsandar□umentsdurin□□hetrip□□ganto□urface,leading□uthori□i□s□ospe□u□atewh□therfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachm□mberoft□□gr□u□hada□ifferentstor□totell□andthe□nconsi□tencie□intheiraccountsonlyaddedtothemy□tery□fthemissing□in□.<□p□<□>Investigatorslearnedthatt□□gr□□phadbee□fr□endsforyears□butr□cen□lyth□rehadbeentensionamon□them.Rumorso□d□sagr□e□□ntsandar□□□en□sdu□in□thet□ipbe□an□osurface,lea□ingauthoritiestospecula□□whetherfou□pla□wasinvolved.□a□hmembe□of□□egrouphadadifferen□st□rytotell,a□dtheinconsistenciesinthei□accountsonl□addedt□themystery□fthe□issingnine.