A former television news anchor has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting she killed her 80-year-old mother inside their Wichita, Kansas, home.
Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 48, was sentenced Monday for the Oct. 31, 2025, death of Anita Avers.
Mock pleaded guilty in August to first-degree murder.
A judge sentenced her to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 25 years.
Police were called to the family’s home in south Wichita shortly before 8 a.m. on Halloween morning after receiving a report of a stabbing.
Officers found Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds.
She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Mock was found outside the home with injuries to her hands and arms.
She was taken to a hospital for treatment before being booked into the Sedgwick County Jail.
According to court records, Mock initially told authorities she had acted in self-defense.
Investigators said she claimed her mother had come at her with a knife.
But the evidence inside the home painted a different picture.
Court documents indicated that Avers was attacked while she was in bed.
Investigators found multiple knives near the scene, along with other items that were collected as evidence.
Mock’s family later told investigators that she had a history of serious mental health problems.
Her stepfather said she had first been diagnosed with bipolar disorder before that diagnosis was later changed to schizoaffective disorder.
Court records described episodes involving delusions and other psychiatric symptoms.
Mock was initially found incompetent to stand trial earlier this year and was sent for additional treatment and evaluation.
In July, a judge determined that she had regained competency and could move forward in the criminal case.
One month later, she entered her guilty plea.
During Monday’s sentencing hearing, relatives of Avers described the lasting impact of the killing.
Avers’ stepdaughter told the court that family members had been forced to clean blood from the home after the attack and said the house would never again feel the way it once had.
Mock cried during portions of the hearing.
She told the court she did not plan to appeal her conviction or sentence.
Before the killing, Mock had worked in television news under the name Angie Mock.
She previously served as a morning anchor at KTVI/Fox 2 in St. Louis and later worked at KOKH/Fox 25 in Oklahoma City.
By the time of her mother’s death, she had left broadcasting and was working in sales and data management.
Avers worked as a marriage and family therapist in Wichita.
Her death shocked people who knew her personally and professionally.
The sentence means Mock will remain in prison for at least 25 years before she can first become eligible for parole.
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