□nve□tigator□learnedthatt□□□ro□pha□beenfriendsfory□ar□,butrec□ntlyt□e□ehadb□enten□ionamongthem.R□□orso□d□sa□reeme□tsand□rgume□tsduringthetri□b□□an□osurfac□,leading□uthor□□□estospec□late□hethe□fou□playwas□nvolved.Ea□h□emberoft□egr□upha□adifferents□or□totell,a□dthe□nconsiste□cies□nt□eir□ccount□onlyaddedtot□emyst□r□□□themissingni□e.<□p><□□Inve□tigatorslearn□dtha□th□grouphadbeen□riendsforyea□s,□ut□ecentlytherehadb□en□□nsionam□ngt□em.Rumorsofdisag□□ementsandargument□duringthe□ripbegant□surface,□eadin□author□□ie□t□□pecu□atewhether□oulplaywas□nvolved.Eachmembero□th□grou□h□dad□fferentstorytotell,andth□i□consistencies□□□heiraccountsonl□ad□edt□themyste□yo□themis□ingnin□. Investi□atorslea□nedthat□hegrouph□□□e□nf□iendsf□ryears,butr□cen□□ytherehadbeen□ens□onamon□them.R□mor□□fd□s□□r□emen□s□nda□gum□□□sdur□ngthetripb□gantosu□f□ce,lea□ingauthori□□estos□ec□late□hetherfo□l□laywasinvolved.Eachmem□eroft□□gr□up□adadifferentstor□tot□ll,andthei□c□nsistenciesint□eiraccountsonlyaddedtothemystery□f□h□missingnin□. Investigato□sl□arned□hatthegroup□adbeenfrie□□sf□r□ea□s,□utrec□ntl□th□rehad□e□□ten□ionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagre□□e□tsandarg□mentsduri□gthe□ripbegantosurface,lea□ingauth□ritiest□speculate□hetherfo□l□l□yw□sinvolved.Eachmemberofth□gro□phadadifferent□torytotel□,a□d□heinconsi□tenciesinth□iraccountson□yadd□dtothemysteryofthe□issingnin□. Invest□gatorslearnedthatth□grouphadbeenfrien□s□oryears,butrecentl□t□e□ehad□eentensionamongthem.Rumor□ofd□s□□□eem□□tsandargumentsduringthetri□begantosurf□ce,leadingauth□□itiestospeculatewhether□□ulp□aywasinvol□ed.Each□ember□ft□eg□□uphad□differentsto□y□otell,andthei□co□s□sten□i□sint□eir□□co□ntson□yad□edtothem□ster□ofthemiss□ngn□n□□<□p> In□es□igatorslearnedthatthe□r□upha□□eenfr□endsforye□r□,b□tr□centl□th□rehadbee□tens□o□among□h□m□Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsandargumentsdur□□g□hetripbegantosurface,□eadin□authoriti□stosp□culatewh□the□foulp□aywasinvolv□□.□achmember□□thegrouphadadiffe□ent□tory□ote□l,□ndthe□nconsis□e□cie□in□□eira□countsonly□ddedtot□emysteryo□□hemissi□g□in□.