Investigators lear□ed t□at □he gr□up had□been □riend□ for y□ar□, bu□ □ecentl□ th□re had b□e□ tension a□o□g t□em. Rumors o□ □is□greements and □rgume□ts during the t□ip began to s□rfa□e, leading auth□rities to□specul□te whe□her□□□ul play was invo□v□d. Each m□mber □□ the gro□p had a diffe□ent story to t□□l, and the inconsistencies in thei□ □cco□nts only added to□the mystery of□t□e□□iss□ng nine.