Investi□ators□ear□e□t□att□egrou□hadbeen□riend□□oryears,bu□□ece□tlytherehadb□entensionamongth□m□Ru□orsofd□sa□re□□entsandargu□entsduring□hetripbegantosurface,leadin□authoritiestospecul□tewheth□rfoul□laywasi□v□lve□.□ac□me□berof□he□rouphadadif□erentstorytotell,□ndthein□onsistenciesin□heiraccoun□sonlyaddedto□hemyste□yofthemis□i□gn□ne. Inv□sti□atorslear□edt□at□h□groupha□beenfriendsfo□□e□rs,but□ecentl□□h□□□hadbeentensi□namongthem.Rum□rso□disagre□m□nts□ndargu□ents□uringt□e□□ipbeg□ntosur□ac□□lead□ngau□□or□tie□tospeculatewhe□herfoul□laywasin□olv□d.Eachmemberoftheg□ouph□dadifferentstor□totel□,andthei□consis□□nciesi□theiraccountsonlyaddedtot□emy□teryo□t□em□ssin□nine. In□estig□t□rslea□□edthatthegrouph□□beenfri□ndsfo□year□,butr□cen□l□ther□hadb□ente□sionamon□th□m.Rumorso□disagree□ents□ndargumentsduringthetripbegan□□surface,le□dingauthor□□iestos□eculatewh□therfoulpl□ywasin□olved.Eachm□mberofth□gr□u□had□differentsto□y□ot□ll,an□thein□onsiste□ciesintheira□countsonlyaddedtothemystery□fthemissingnine. Inves□ig□torslearned□ha□□hegrou□hadbe□nfriendsfor□ea□s,butr□ce□tlytherehadbeente□□□onamong□□em.Ru□orsof□□sa□□eement□andarg□men□sdu□in□thetri□begantosurface,leading□uthoriti□s□□spec□l□tew□etherfoulplaywas□nvolve□.Eachmembe□□ft□egroup□adadifferentstorytot□ll,andth□incon□is□encies□ntheiracco□nts□nlya□□□dto□hemysteryofthe□□ssin□ni□e□ Investi□a□orsle□rne□thatthe□rou□hadbe□nfriendsforyears,butrecen□lyt□e□□hadbeentensio□am□ng□hem□Rumorsofd□□agree□entsandargumentsdur□ngthetripbegan□osurface,leadingaut□oritiestos□ecul□□e□hetherf□ul□□aywas□nv□l□ed.□achmem□erofth□grouph□dadifferentstory□o□ell,a□dthei□□onsisten□□esint□eiraccounts□n□yaddedtothemys□eryofthemissingnine.