Former TV anchor who pleaded guilty to killing mother last Halloween gets life sentence

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.

Angelynn "Angie" Mock, 48, will be eligible for parole after 25 years, according to a Sedgwick County District Court judge, KWCH reported.

The ruling comes after Mock reached a plea agreement in the case, in which she was charged with first-degree murder.

Former St. Louis television news anchor Angelynn "Angie" Mock has been charged with first-degree murder following the fatal stabbing of her mother in Wichita, Kansas. (Angie Mock/Facebook)

On the morning of Oct. 31, 2025, officers discovered Anita Avers, 80, with several stab wounds inside her Wichita, Kansas, home, which she shared with Mock and Mock’s stepfather.

According to a probable cause affidavit, Mock made several statements suggesting she believed her mother was the devil and that she killed her to "save herself."

Mock’s stepfather told KAKE-TV that she had been diagnosed with mental illness and suffers from delusions and depression.

KWCH added that Mock’s stepfather said she may have suffered from bipolar disorder, which was later believed to be schizoaffective disorder.

Angelynn "Angie" Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the Halloween 2025 stabbing death of her mother. (Angie Mock/Facebook | Sedgwick County Jail)

Despite those claims, a judge found Mock competent to stand trial in July.

In August, Mock pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree murder.

Angelynn "Angie" Mock seen after being arrested and booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on suspicion of first-degree murder. (Sedgwick County Jail)

According to her LinkedIn profile, Mock entered software sales after working as a news anchor and reporter for Fox 2 KTVI in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015.

From 2007 to 2011, she was listed as a morning anchor at KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City.

Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.