Former TV anchor sentenced for murdering 80-year-old mother in Wichita

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A former TV news anchor learned her fate on Monday, almost a year after she stabbed her mother to death in Wichita.

Angelynn Mock, 48, was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder. She has the possibility of parole after 25 years.

The murder happened on Halloween 2025 at a home near Hydraulic Avenue and Crowley Street, where Mock lived with her mother, 80-year-old Anita Avers, and stepfather.

Affidavit: Former TV anchor charged in Wichita stabbing believed mother was ‘the devil’

Wichita police found Avers on a bed with multiple stab wounds. There were at least 12 holes in the top sheet, according to a probable cause affidavit…

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