Archive · 3 Nov 2025
Ex-Fox News Anchor Angelynn Mock Charged with Mother's Murder
A former TV news anchor named Angelynn Mock is in a lot of trouble.
She used to read the news for people in St. Louis and Oklahoma City.
Now, she's accused of stabbing her own mother, who was 80 years old, on Halloween night.
Police found the mother hurt badly in her bed and she later died at the hospital.
Angelynn was found outside with cuts on her hands.
She told 911 that she stabbed her mom to protect herself.
She has been arrested and charged with murder.
Former Fox 2 News anchor Angelynn Mock has been arrested and charged with murder.
She is accused of fatally stabbing her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers.
The incident occurred on Halloween at a home in Wichita, Kansas.
Mock allegedly told 911 dispatchers she stabbed her mother in self-defense.
Mock previously worked as a news anchor in St. Louis and Oklahoma City.
- Who
- Angelynn Mock, a 47-year-old former Fox 2 News anchor, and her 80-year-old mother, Anita Avers.
- What
- Mock is accused of stabbing her mother to death and has been charged with first-degree murder.
- When
- The incident occurred on Halloween, with police responding on the morning of November 1, 2023.
- Where
- The incident took place at a home on East Crowley in Wichita, Kansas.
- Why
- Mock allegedly claims she stabbed her mother in self-defense.
Prosecution's Stance
Defendant's Claim
The Act of Violence
Prosecution's Stance
Angelynn Mock is charged with first-degree murder for the stabbing death of her mother.
Defendant's Claim
Angelynn Mock claims she stabbed her mother in self-defense.
- Accused
- Angelynn Mock, 47
- Victim
- Anita Avers, 80 (Mock's mother)
- Charge
- First-degree murder
- Location
- Wichita, Kansas
- Alleged Motive
- Self-defense
- Date of Incident
- Halloween