It gets smelly, too, as two witches from Salem, Massachusetts, are accused of throwing raccoon entrails at the doors of local businesses.  Apparently, this is what "an internal Wiccan community feud" smells looks like.

Sharon Graham, 46, a self proclaimed high priestess of Salem witches, and Frederick Purtz, 22, pleaded not guilty at their arraignment Wednesday in Salem District Court on charges of malicious destruction of property. Graham also was charged with intimidating the witness, allegedly telling him she would "make him pay" if he didn't keep quiet.

Did she threaten to put a hex on him?

A lawyer for Purtz, Sean Wynne, said his client was taken aback by the accusations and did not take part in the animal's mutilation.

He said there were likely "internal issues within the Wiccan community," but the tossing of raccoon entrails in May was probably a "bastardization" of Wiccan practice because the religion doesn't condone blood sacrifice or harming others.

Right! That’s why his client’s co-accused threatened to “make him pay”.

The names of the two businesses allegedly targeted by the wicked witches are Angelica of the Angels and the Goddess’ Treasure Chest.  Sounds like a couple of Salem’s Mom-and-Pop grocery stores.

Witness Richard Watson claims to know the motive for this rank stinking offensive crime.

Watson told police Graham hoped to frame a local Wiccan who had fired the woman from his psychic telephone business last spring.

If the firing came as a surprise, Ms Graham is an incompetent psychic.  Some “high priestess”.

h/t: Religion News Blog