Inve□t□g□□or□learnedthatt□egroup□adbeenfrien□sfor□ears,□ut□□□ently□□er□hadbeentensionamongth□m.Rumorsofdisagreem□ntsa□dargum□ntsdur□ngthetripbe□anto□□rfa□e,lead□nga□thor□□iesto□peculate□heth□rfoul□layw□sinvol□e□.E□□hmemberofth□grou□hadadifferen□sto□□totell□an□theinc□nsisten□ies□□□he□rac□□u□t□onlya□d□dtothemysteryofthemissingnine. In□estigat□rs□earned□□atthegrouphadbeenf□iend□□□rye□rs□butrecentl□therehad□eent□n□ion□m□ngt□em.Rumor□ofd□sagreement□an□argum□ntsdur□ngthe□ripbeg□n□osurface,leadingaut□o□itiesto□pe□ulatew□etherfoul□laywas□nvolved□□achmemberof□hegr□uphadadi□fere□ts□or□totell,andt□□inc□ns□sten□ies□nth□i□accountsonly□ddedtot□emysteryofthemissi□□nine.□>□p>Investigatorsl□arne□that□hegr□u□hadbe□nfriends□□ry□ars,butrecen□lythereha□beente□sionamongthe□□Rumors□f□isagreementsandargumentsduringthetr□pbegantosu□fa□e,lead□ng□uth□ritiestospe□ulatewhethe□foul□lay□asinvolv□□.E□chme□berofthe□roupha□adif□er□ntsto□ytote□l,andthei□consi□□enc□e□intheiraccount□only□d□ed□othemyster□□f□hemissingnine.<□p>□□>Invest□□a□or□learnedthatthegro□phadbeen□riendsforyears,butrece□tl□□herehadbeenten□ionamo□gthem.Rum□r□□f□isagreemen□sandargum□nt□duringthe□ri□□egan□osurface,leadingauthor□tie□tos□ecula□ewheth□□□oulpl□□wasinvo□v□d□E□chm□mbero□thegr□uphadadiff□r□ntstorytot□ll,an□th□incon□istenci□sin□□e□racc□unt□□nlyaddedtothemysteryo□them□ssingnine. Investigators□e□r□ed□□atthegrouph□dbeenfriendsf□□years,□utrecentl□t□erehadbee□□□□siona□o□gthem.Rumorso□disag□eem□nts□□□arguments□uringth□tripbeg□ntosurface,leadingauthori□iestos□e□□latewhetherf□□□playwasinvolved.Eac□m□□beroft□eg□ouphadadiffer□ntstoryt□tell,andthei□cons□ste□ciesintheiraccountso□lyaddedt□the□yst□ryofthemissing□ine□ Inv□sti□ator□learnedth□tthegrouphadb□e□fri□ndsfo□years,bu□rece□t□yth□reh□□be□ntensionamongthem.Rumorsofdisag□eement□andargument□duringthet□ipbe□antosur□ace,□eadinga□thoritiestos□eculatewhe□her□ou□p□aywasinvolved.Eachmem□erofthegrouphadadif□erentsto□yto□ell,an□theinconsistenciesi□thei□accountsonlyadde□□□themysteryofthemissingnin□.