People can be easily convinced they were involved in crimes that never happened: http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/01/p...committed/
There's a reason why eyewitness accounts are considered the weakest form of evidence. People's memories are faulty and our minds play tricks on us. Add in the stress of the situation, peer pressure, and now pressure from the media to retell the story, and it's far more likely that one or two of them heard an indistinct something, anthropomorphised it (as we instinctively do with everything), and through the process of retelling it amongst themselves convinced the others.
And that's all assuming that they simply aren't trying to add to the 'miraculous' angle of the story.
It's far easier to believe in psychology than spirits.
There's a reason why eyewitness accounts are considered the weakest form of evidence. People's memories are faulty and our minds play tricks on us. Add in the stress of the situation, peer pressure, and now pressure from the media to retell the story, and it's far more likely that one or two of them heard an indistinct something, anthropomorphised it (as we instinctively do with everything), and through the process of retelling it amongst themselves convinced the others.
And that's all assuming that they simply aren't trying to add to the 'miraculous' angle of the story.
It's far easier to believe in psychology than spirits.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"