Investigatorsle□r□edth□tt□egroupha□been□ri□ndsf□ryears,b□trecently□h□r□ha□beentensionamongthem□R□morsof□isagreemen□s□ndargu□e□tsduringthe□rip□ega□to□u□face,le□□i□□au□□or□ties□ospeculate□□ether□oulplay□asinv□lved.Eachmembe□ofthegro□phadadiffere□tsto□yt□te□□,andt□einconsist□nciesinth□ira□countsonlyaddedtothemy□t□ryofthe□is□ing□in□. In□estigators□earne□thatthegrouphadbeenfr□ends□oryears□butrecentlyt□erehadbeentensionamon□□hem.Ru□orsofdis□gr□□mentsa□dargumentsduring□hetripbegan□□surface,lead□ngau□□oritiestospec□l□tewh□therfou□playwas□□volv□d.Ea□□memberofth□grou□hada□iff□rents□o□y□otell,□ndtheinconsistenciesi□□h□iraccountsonlyaddedtothemysteryofthemissi□gnine. I□ve□tigatorslear□□dthatth□g□oupha□bee□fr□endsforyears,but□ecentlytherehadbeen□ensi□na□o□gt□e□.□um□□□ofdisagreements□ndargum□□tsdu□in□the□r□p□eg□ntosurface,leadingauthorities□osp□culatewh□therf□ulplaywasinvo□ve□.Eac□memberofthegrou□hadadifferen□storytote□□,□n□thei□consisten□iesi□theirac□o□ntsonlya□dedtot□emyste□yofthemissingnine□□/p□ Investigator□lea□□edthatthegroupha□beenfriends□o□years,b□tr□□entlythe□e□□dbe□nt□nsionamongth□m.Rum□rso□di□agr□□mentsanda□gumentsdu□ingthetr□p□eg□ntosurfac□,l□a□inga□thori□iestos□ecula□□whethe□f□ulp□aywasinvolved.Eachmem□eroft□egr□uphadadif□erentstoryt□□ell,andt□e□nc□nsi□te□c□esin□h□□ra□countsonlya□d□d□othe□ysteryofthem□ssi□gni□□. Investigatorslear□□dthatthegrouphadbeenfrien□sfor□ear□,but□□centlythe□ehadbeentensionamongthe□.Rumorsofdis□□reem□n□sandargument□durin□thetri□b□gan□o□urface,lea□i□gautho□□tie□tospe□ulatewhetherf□ulplayw□si□volved.E□chme□b□roft□egroup□□dad□□□eren□storyto□el□,andthe□□□on□istenciesi□theirac□ountsonlyaddedt□t□emysteryofthemissin□nine.<□p>