Investigatorsle□r□edthattheg□oupha□b□enfr□e□d□foryears,b□□rece□□□yth□rehadbe□nt□nsionamo□gthem□Rumorsofdis□g□□emen□san□□rg□mentsd□rin□t□etr□pb□g□nt□surface,leadingauthorit□est□s□ecula□ewhe□□erf□ulpla□□asinvo□ved.Eachmember□fthegrouphad□dif□erentstor□totell,andtheinc□nsis□□□ciesinthe□raccountsonlya□dedtothemyster□□fthemissingni□e. Inv□□tig□t□rslea□nedt□□tthegrouphadbeenfri□□dsfo□yea□s,butrecent□□therehadbeent□□sionamongt□em.Rumor□of□isagre□mentsandar□ume□tsdur□ngthet□□pbe□□ntosur□ace□□eadingauth□ritie□tospec□latewhetherfoulplayw□si□vol□ed.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadif□□r□nts□o□ytotell□andtheinc□n□□s□encies□□theirac□ountsonlyadde□tothe□yst□ryof□h□mi□sin□□□□e.<□p> Inv□st□□□torsle□rn□dthatthe□rouphadbee□fri□nds□o□years,b□tre□entlyther□h□dbeentensionamongthem□Rumorsofdisagreeme□tsandargumentsduri□gt□etripbeganto□urface,leadingautho□□tiestos□e□□latew□□th□rfoulplaywasinvo□v□d.Eachm□mberoftheg□ouph□d□differentstoryto□el□,an□□□e□n□onsi□tenciesintheir□□□□unt□onlya□dedtothem□steryoft□em□s□□ngn□□e.<□p> I□ves□igatorsl□arnedthatth□grouphadbeen□ri□ndsfor□ears,□utr□cen□lytherehad□eent□nsionamongthem.Rumorsofdisagre□mentsan□argu□ent□□uringthetripbeganto□u□face,leading□utho□iti□stos□eculatew□et□□rfoul□lay□as□nvolve□.Ea□hme□□erofthegro□phad□diffe□□nt□t□rytotell,andtheincon□istenc□esintheiraccoun□□onlyaddedtot□emysteryofthemissi□gni□e. Inv□□tigators□earnedtha□theg□oup□adbeenfriends□oryears,but□ecen□lytherehadbe□ntens□on□mongthe□.Ru□ors□fdisagreementsan□argumentsdur□n□t□etripbega□tosu□face,le□di□□au□horitiestospeculatewh□ther□ou□playwasinv□lved.E□chmem□er□fthegrouphadadiff□re□tstory□□tell,andt□einco□sistencie□int□eirac□□untso□lyaddedtothemyster□ofthemissin□nine.□□