Inves□i□at□r□ learned that □he gr□up □ad been□fri□□ds fo□ ye□r□, but recently there had been□tension among t□em. Rumors of disag□eements an□ arg□□ents duri□g the □r□p □egan□to surface, leadin□ □uth□ri□ies to□specul□te whe□her foul □lay was inv□lved□ Ea□□□m□mber□of the group had a differen□ story to □ell, an□□the incon□□stencies i□ the□r ac□o□nts only□ad□ed□t□□the mystery of□the□miss□ng nine.<□p>