Investigatorslearnedthat□he□rouphadbeenfriendsforye□rs,butrec□ntlythereha□b□e□tens□□namon□them.Rumorsofdisa□□eements□ndargument□duri□gthetripbegant□surface,l□ad□ngauthoriti□s□ospeculat□whetherfoulpla□wasi□vo□□ed.E□chm□mberofth□gro□phadad□fferentstorytotell,a□dtheinco□sist□nciesi□theiracco□□tson□yad□edtothem□steryofthe□i□singnin□. □n□e□tigato□□lear□□dt□at□hegrou□hadbe□□frie□□sf□□years,but□□cently□herehad□eent□□s□on□mo□gthem.Rum□rso□disagree□□ntsand□rguments□uringth□trip□ega□tosurf□ce,leadin□autho□itiestospecula□□whe□herfoulp□aywasinvolved.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadif□ere□tstory□otell,andtheinc□nsistenciesi□theiracco□n□sonlyaddedtot□em□st□ry□□th□□issi□gnine.□□p>□p>Invest□gatorsl□a□nedthatth□groupha□b□□□friend□forye□r□,butrec□ntlytherehadbeentensionam□ngth□m.Rumorsofdisagr□em□n□sandargumen□sdurin□t□etripbegantos□rf□□e,leadingauthorit□estospecul□tewhet□□rf□ulpla□wasinvolve□.E□chmemberofthe□rou□hadad□ffer□ntstorytotell,andth□inconsistenc□es□□th□ir□ccounts□n□ya□dedtot□e□yst□r□ofth□mis□i□gnine. Inve□t□□ator□learned□hattheg□□uphad□ee□friendsf□ryears□but□□c□ntlythere□□dbe□ntension□mongthem.Rumor□ofdisagree□en□s□ndar□umen□sd□rin□thetripbega□□osurf□ce,leadinga□t□oritiesto□pecu□□tewhetherfou□p□aywasin□olved.Ea□hmemberof□hegrouphadad□fferents□orytotell,□ndtheinconsistencie□intheiraccountsonlyaddedto□hem□ste□□ofth□missi□gnine.<□□> □n□e□tigator□learne□thatthegrouphadbeenfrie□dsforye□rs,bu□recentlytherehadbeent□nsionamongthem.R□□□rsofdisagreement□andargumen□sdurin□□hetripbegantosurface,leadingautho□itiestospe□ulatew□etherfoulplaywa□involved.Ea□□□□mb□roftheg□o□□hadadiffer□□t□tor□totell,andtheinconsi□□□nciesin□heira□c□untsonlyad□edtothem□steryofthemissin□n□n□.