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Former news anchor pleads guilty to fatal Halloween stabbing of her mother
Angelynn Mock faces life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years following her guilty plea in the October 2025 attack in Wichita.
The short version
- Former TV news anchor Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for fatally stabbing her 80-year-old mother on Oct. 31, 2025.
- Police reported finding Mock outside their shared Wichita home with cut hands, while her mother later died at a hospital from multiple stab wounds.
- A probable cause affidavit and family member statements cited Mock's severe mental illness and delusions at the time of the attack.
- Mock's sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 5.
Key facts
- Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder for the Oct. 31, 2025 stabbing death of her mother, Anita Avers.[Fox News]
- Under the plea agreement announced by the Sedgwick County District Attorney's Office, Mock faces a life sentence with parole eligibility after 25 years.[Fox News]
- Wichita police responded to the shared family residence around 7:50 a.m. on the morning of the attack, locating Mock outside with lacerations on her hands.[Fox News]
- According to a probable cause affidavit, Mock told authorities she killed her mother because she believed Avers was the devil and felt she needed to save herself.[Fox News]
- Mock previously worked as a news anchor and reporter in broadcast markets including St. Louis and Oklahoma City.[Fox News]
- Sentencing is scheduled to take place on Oct. 5.[Fox News]