Practitioners of witchcraft are reacting strongly to a story about a grave dug up in Hillsboro and suggestions that believers in witchcraft might have been responsible

The grave in the Bible Hill Cemetery was dug up last week, possibly on Halloween night. The grave belonged to Sarah Symonds, who died in 1821, and there was no trace left of her body

A Hillsboro police lieutenant who spoke to News 9 suggested that the grave might have been dug up by practitioners of witchcraft

"I thought you'd be getting a few calls from those practicing witchcraft -- the Wiccans and pagans saying you are misguided," Whiting said

Whiting said grave-robbing leans more toward Satanism, a belief system very different from witchcraft.

"It's like night and day," she said. "Satanism is for, lack of a better term, more cult-like worshiping, sacrificing and doing harm sometimes. Not everyone does, but I'm kind of lumping it all into one category.

The Wiccans' creed is, 'Do you no harm,'

Remillard apologized Wednesday