There is a decent amount of green on those leaves in pic #2 to have been seriously "dying" when you took them. Maybe dude/ette was on vacation..... over ferted last time.... was too sick to water them last week? Did your area have a heat wave recently?
Basic rule of thumb:
You don't have the right to decide if the plants merit bud-napping... it's not a victimless crime.

And 10 plants in one area? I'm sure that's not a man-made garden :wtf: I might buy that it was wild if it were 13 plants, because that's just bad luck and nobody should do that Either risk your garden or sacrifice one to make 12... and if it's Friday... yikes... you don't wanna know :stoned:

Yeah... I'm not feeling it :wtf: