Invest□gator□learnedthatth□g□ou□had□eenfriendsf□ryears,butr□centl□□he□□hadbeentensionamongthem.□umorso□d□sa□reementsandar□umentsd□ringth□tri□beg□ntosurface,l□adingauth□riti□stospe□ulatewhethe□fou□□layw□sin□olved.Eachmemb□rofthegrouphadadifferentstorytotell,andthein□on□□stenciesinthe□raccou□t□onlyaddedtothemysteryofthe□□ssingnine. Investigatorsl□arned□h□□thegrouphadb□en□rien□sfo□year□□b□trecentlyth□rehadbe□□□ension□mongt□em.Rumor□of□isagreeme□t□a□dargument□□u□in□th□trip□e□ant□surface,le□d□ngauth□□□tiestospeculatewh□□her□oulpl□ywas□n□ol□ed.Eachme□□e□ofthe□rou□h□dadi□□□re□tstorytotell,and□he□□consistencie□i□thei□accoun□so□lyaddedtothemys□er□o□□he□issi□gni□e. Inv□stigatorslearne□□ha□the□□ouph□dbeenfriendsforyears□butrecentlytherehadb□ent□nsionamongthem.Ru□orsofdi□agre□□entsand□r□umentsduringthetripbeg□□□os□r□ace,l□adinga□th□ritiest□spe□ula□□whethe□foulplaywas□nvolve□.Eachmemberofthegro□p□ad□diff□rentstory□o□ell□andthein□o□sist□nciesintheir□ccountsonlya□□edtothemystery□fthemissin□nine.□□ Investi□atorsl□arnedthatthegrouphadbee□fr□endsfor□ears,b□trece□tlytherehadb□entensionam□ngth□m.Rumor□ofdi□a□reements□ndargumentsdur□□gthetri□be□a□t□s□□face□□eadingauthori□iest□specula□e□he□herfoulplaywasinvolved.Eachmember□fth□g□oup□adadifferentstorytotell,andt□einconsisten□iesintheiraccountso□ly□ddedtothemys□ery□ft□emissingnine.<□p>□p>Investigatorslearnedthat□□e□rouphad□eenfri□ndsfory□a□s,b□tr□cently□h□□ehadbeent□nsio□among□hem.Rumorsofd□sagreements□□da□gu□entsduringthetri□bega□tosurfa□□,lea□in□authori□i□sto□p□culatewhetherfoulplay□asinvol□ed.Eachm□mb□□ofthegroup□adadif□er□n□storytotell,a□dtheinconsi□t□nciesintheirac□o□□tso□l□addedtothe□ysteryof□hemissingnine. Investigato□□l□a□nedthatthegrou□h□□□□e□fri□n□□foryear□□butrecentl□the□□h□db□enten□iona□ongthem.Rumorsof□i□agreem□□tsanda□gu□ents□uringthetrip□egan□os□r□□ce,□ea□in□authoritiest□speculatew□et□erfo□lplayw□sin□olv□d.□achmemberofthegrouph□dadifferents□□rytotell□andthein□onsistenciesi□the□□accountso□lyaddedt□th□□ysteryofthe□issin□□ine.