Inve□□igatorslearnedthatthegrouph□db□en□rien□sforyea□s,butrece□□lythereha□beentension□mo□□them.□□morsofd□sagreem□nts□n□argumentsduring□h□tri□bega□tosurfac□,leadin□authoritiesto□peculatewhet□erf□ulplaywasin□□□□ed.E□□hm□mberofthegrouphad□di□fe□ents□orytotell,andtheincons□sten□□esint□e□raccounts□nlya□□edt□□□emyst□r□ofthemissing□in□. Investigatorsl□arnedthat□□eg□o□p□a□bee□fr□endsf□ry□ars,□u□recen□□yt□erehadbeente□sion□mongthem.□u□or□ofdisag□e□me□tsan□□□gu□e□tsdu□i□gthetrip□egantos□r□ac□,leadingautho□itiestosp□□u□atewhetherf□ulplaywasi□□o□□ed.Eac□memberoft□eg□ouphad□differe□ts□orytotell,□ndth□□ncons□stenc□esintheiracco□nts□n□yad□ed□othemyster□oft□emissin□n□ne. Invest□gatorslea□nedthat□hegrouphad□ee□friends□or□ears,but□ecent□y□herehadbee□tensionamongthem.Ru□orsofdi□agreementsandargume□t□d□□ingt□etri□□egant□surface□l□ad□ng□uthoritiestospec□□□□ewhether□oulplaywasinvolv□d□Eachmemberofthegroup□adadif□erentstoryto□□l□,and□heinconsisten□i□si□theirac□o□ntsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthemis□ingnine□ In□estigator□l□arnedth□tthe□rouphadbeenfriend□foryears□□utrecentl□the□ehadbeentens□o□a□□ngthem.Ru□orsof□isag□e□men□sandarguments□uri□gthe□rip□□□antosurface,leadingauthoritie□tospe□ul□t□whetherf□ul□laywasi□v□lve□.E□□□me□berofth□grouphada□ifferent□□orytote□l,andtheinconsist□n□ie□in□hei□□□countsonlyaddedtothemy□□e□yoft□em□ssin□nine.□/p> □□v□s□igat□□□learnedt□atthegrouph□□be□nfriends□oryears,butrecentlyt□er□hadb□enten□i□□am□ngthem.Rumorsofdis□gr□ementsa□dar□u□entsdurin□thetr□pbegantosurface,lead□ng□uthoritiest□speculat□w□eth□rf□ul□laywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthegro□phadadifferentstorytotell,andtheinconsistenciesintheira□c□untso□lyadd□dto□hemy□tery□fthemissingnine.□□ Investigatorslearnedthatthegrouphadbeenfr□ends□□ryears□□utre□□ntlytherehadbe□ntensiona□ongthem.□um□rsofdi□□gre□mentsandar□um□ntsduring□hetripbeg□nt□su□face,leadingauthoritiestos□eculatewh□therf□ulplaywasinvolved.□achm□mberofth□grou□h□dadiff□re□tstorytot□ll,andtheinconsistenci□si□th□iraccou□ts□nlyaddedtothemy□t□ryof□hemissingni□e□