【单选题】

Questions 8 to 9 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given l0 seconds to answer each question.

Now listen to the news. What kind of relationship did Tom Stevenson tell reporters was there between those being murdered and he himselfA．They were lovers.
B．They were strangers.
C．They were neighbors.
D．They were friends.