□nves□igatorslearned□ha□thegrouphadb□enfrien□s□o□years,bu□□□centlytherehadbe□ntensi□namongthem.Rum□rsof□isagreem□□ts□nd□□gumentsduringthe□ripb□g□ntosu□face,leadingauthorit□es□osp□culate□hethe□□oulpl□ywa□involved□E□chm□mber□f□heg□ouphadadiff□rentstorytotell,andtheinc□n□□s□□□ciesinth□□□□ccountso□lyad□edto□hem□steryofthemissing□ine.□> Inve□□igato□□learn□dthatth□grouphadbeenfriendsfor□e□□s,butrecentlyt□erehad□□e□tensi□namo□gthem□Rumorsofd□s□□reeme□□sandargu□□□□sd□ring□het□ipbeg□ntos□□fa□e□leadingauthori□iestosp□cul□tewhetherfoulpl□□was□nvolved.Eachmemberofthegrouphadadi□ferentstorytote□l,andtheinconsi□te□c□□s□□theiracco□ntso□lyadd□dt□themys□eryo□themissin□nin□. Investigatorslearned□hatthegr□uph□dbeenf□□e□dsfory□ars,bu□rece□tlyther□hadbeente□sionamo□gthem.Rumorso□dis□gre□□entsandargumentsd□ring□hetr□□□egantosurfa□e□lea□i□□au□horitiestospec□late□het□erfoulplaywas□nvolved.Eachmemb□roft□□grou□ha□adifferentstoryt□t□ll,and□h□inconsistenc□esinthe□ra□count□o□ly□d□edt□t□emysteryofthemiss□□gn□n□. I□v□□tiga□o□slearne□thatthegrouph□□□eenfriend□forye□rs,but□ece□t□yther□h□dbeentensionamon□t□em.Rumorsofdi□a□reementsandargum□ntsduringthe□ripbegantosurface,le□di□gau□horiti□sto□peculatew□etherfou□playwasinvolved.Eachmember□□thegroup□adadif□erent□torytotell□□□dtheinconsistenciesinth□□raccountsonlya□d□dto□□emy□teryofth□m□ssingnin□.<□p> Investigatorsle□rnedthatthegrouphadb□enfrien□sforyears,bu□re□entlythereh□dbe□nten□ionamongthem.□umorsofdisag□eementsandar□uments□uri□gthe□ripbegantos□rfa□e,lea□ingau□hori□iestospecula□ewh□the□f□ulplay□□sinvo□□ed.Eachmemberoft□egrouph□da□ifferen□□□orytotell,andthei□c□□s□stenciesinth□i□account□on□y□d□edtothemysteryofthe□issingnine□