Inves□i□ators□□arnedt□atthegro□p□adbee□fr□□ndsforyears,butrecentlytherehadbeent□nsio□amongthem□Rumo□sofdisagre□m□ntsa□dargumentsdur□ngthetripb□gantosur□ace,leadingauthorities□ospec□latew□etherfoulplaywasinvolved.Ea□hmemberof□hegrouphadad□fferentstoryt□tell,andthei□consistenc□es□□the□raccou□tsonlyaddedtothemystery□fthe□is□i□gnine□<□p>□p>In□estig□torslearnedthatth□g□ouph□db□enf□iendsforye□rs,□ut□ecentlythereha□beentensio□am□ngthem.Rum□□□□fd□sa□reementsa□dar□u□e□ts□uringthetripbeg□nt□surface,leadingauthoritie□tospecu□atewhetherf□ul□laywasin□olved.□a□hmem□erofthegr□uphad□dif□er□ntstoryt□tell,□ndtheinc□nsis□□□□iesintheiraccountsonlyad□□dtothemysteryof□he□issingnin□. Investi□at□rslearn□dtha□the□rouphadbe□n□rie□□s□oryears,□□trecently□her□hadb□entensio□a□on□t□□m□Ru□orsofdi□a□reementsandargum□n□sd□r□ngt□etr□pbegantos□rface,leadingauth□r□tiest□specul□tewhetherfoulplaywas□nv□lved.Eachmemberofthegr□uphad□diff□□e□tst□rytotell,□ndt□einconsistenciesi□□he□racc□untsonlyaddedt□themyst□r□oft□emissing□ine.□□p□ Inve□tigatorslearnedthatthegrouphad□e□nfriends□o□□e□r□,butr□ce□tlyt□e□ehadb□enten□□onamon□them.Rumo□so□disagree□e□tsa□d□rg□m□nt□duringth□□r□□b□gan□osurface,leadingauthoritiesto□pecula□ewh□therfoul□laywasinvolved.E□chme□beroftheg□ou□hadad□□ferentstoryto□ell□andt□□i□c□nsistenciesintheirac□□□□ts□nly□dd□dt□them□steryofthemissin□□in□.<□p> Inves□igator□learnedthatth□gro□phadbe□nfri□ndsf□□years,but□□centlytherehadbeentensionamo□□them.□umorsofdisagreementsandarg□□en□sduringt□□□ripbega□t□su□f□□e,le□□inga□tho□iti□stos□eculate□hetherfo□lp□ay□asinvolv□d.Eachm□mberofthegrouphadadifferentstorytotel□,and□he□nconsistenciesintheiraccountso□lyad□□dtothemysteryof□hemissingni□e.□/p□ Investigatorslearnedthatthegrouphadb□en□riend□□o□y□ars,b□□rece□□ly□here□adbeentensionam□□g□hem.Rumorsof□isagreementsand□rgume□ts□□ringthetri□bega□tosurfac□,leadingaut□oritiestospec□latewh□therfoulplayw□□inv□lved.□achme□□erofthegroup□ad□□iff□rent□□orytotell,□□dtheinconsis□e□ciesinthe□□accounts□nlyaddedtothemy□tery□ft□e□issi□gn□ne□