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Published October 8, 2026 12:13 PM CDT
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Angelynn Mock seen after being arrested and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. (Credit: Sedgwick County Jail)
A former St. Louis television news anchor who admitted to fatally stabbing her mother in Kansas last Halloween has been sentenced to life in prison.
Former news anchor sentenced to life in prison
Big picture view:
Angelynn Mock, 48, was sentenced Monday in Sedgwick County District Court to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office. The punishment is commonly known as a "hard 25."
District Attorney Marc Bennett and Deputy District Attorney Shannon Wilson prosecuted the case.
Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty to murder
The backstory:
Mock pleaded guilty in August to first-degree felony murder in the Oct. 31, 2025, stabbing death of her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers.
Wichita police responding to a reported cutting found Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds inside the home she shared with Mock and Mock’s stepfather. Avers was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Mock made statements indicating she believed her mother was the devil and that she killed her to "save herself."
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Mock’s stepfather previously told local television station KAKE-TV that she had been diagnosed with mental illness and suffered from delusions and depression. KWCH reported that he said Mock may have initially been diagnosed with bipolar disorder before doctors later believed she had schizoaffective disorder.
A judge found Mock competent to stand trial in July. She entered her guilty plea on Aug. 21, according to the district attorney’s office.
Mock previously worked in television news. According to her LinkedIn profile, she was a news anchor and reporter for Fox 2 KTVI in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015. She also worked as a morning anchor at KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City from 2007 to 2011.
After leaving television news, Mock entered software sales, according to her LinkedIn profile.
The Source: The news was confirmed to FOX Local by the District Attorney’s office for Sedgwick County in Kansas and Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office. FOX News contributed. This story was reported from Los Angeles.
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