19 April 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Neubrandenburg: The handcuffs of the main defendants in the trial for vigilante justice lie on a chair in the hall of the regional court. According to the prosecution, the accused, one defendant and three defendants, are alleged to have severely abused a neighbor of the woman in vigilante action in February 2021 and then taken her to a military bunker. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa (Photo by Bernd Wüstneck/picture alliance via Getty Images)
A former TV anchor, Angelynn Mock, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Friday, August 21. Mock was accused of killing her 80-year-old mother after she was found in bed surrounded by bloody knives and a cheese grater last Halloween in Wichita, Kansas.
Former TV anchor Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Friday for killing her mother, 80-year-old Anita Avers. Mock reportedly stabbed Avers to death last Halloween.
According to the Sedgwick County district attorney’s office, Mock is expected to receive a life sentence with parole eligibility after 25 years with the plea, per KAKE News.
A sentencing hearing is reportedly scheduled for October 5.
Officers from the Wichita Police Department responded to a residence on the 1500 block of East Crowley near Wassall and Hydraulic about a reported cutting on October, 31, 2025.
Upon arrival, officers found Mock outside the residence with cuts on her hands. Furthermore, they found her mother unresponsive in a bed surrounded by bloody knives and a cheese grater.
Avers later died at the hospital from multiple stab wounds.
According to KAKE News, Mock was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder. In addition, she reportedly has delusions and was diagnosed with depression.
Furthermore, Mock was a TV anchor in St. Louis at FOX from 2011 to 2015 before she was allegedly laid off following “an explosive situation involving alcohol,” per Channel 3000.
The 48-year-old reportedly said her mother was jealous of her upcoming job interview and threatened her with a knife. Mock also allegedly admitted to stabbing her mother to save herself and stated that she thought Avers was the devil.
“I know, I believe she’s the devil,” said Mock.
Mock had reportedly been held on a psychiatric hold just weeks before the murder.
