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Coverage dated October 5, 2026 to October 6, 2026

Ex-Lincoln TV sports reporter gets life sentence for killing mother

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Angelynn Mock, 48, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree felony murder in the Oct. 31, 2025, death of her mother, Anita Avers.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Former Anchor Sentenced to Life for Mother’s Murder (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Former St. Louis news anchor Angelynn Mock was sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years, after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing her mother, Anita Avers, in Wichita in 2025.

  2. KSN Wichita

    Former TV anchor sentenced for murdering 80-year-old mother in Wichita (opens KSN Wichita)

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    Angelynn Mock, 48, was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.

  3. FOX 2 St. Louis

    Former St. Louis TV anchor sentenced for murdering 80-year-old mother in Wichita (opens FOX 2 St. Louis)

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    FOX 2 St. Louis's feed description

    Angelynn Mock, 48, was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.

  4. Court TV

    ‘So calculated, so demonic’: Former news anchor sentenced for stabbing mother to death (opens Court TV)

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    WICHITA, Kan. (Court TV) — A former news anchor who admitted to killing her mother cried in court as a judge sentenced her to life in prison. Angelynn Mock, 48, pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Anita Avers, who was killed on Halloween 2025.

  5. New York Post

    Former news anchor learns fate for stabbing her mother to death believing she was ‘the devil’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Angelynn “Angie” Mock, who for years had worked as a morning news host in St. Louis and Oklahoma City, pleaded guilty to murdering her 80-year-old mom.

  6. Omaha World-Herald

    Ex-Lincoln TV sports reporter gets life sentence for killing mother (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    Omaha World-Herald's feed description

    Angelynn Mock, 48, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree felony murder in the Oct. 31, 2025, death of her mother, Anita Avers.

  7. Chicks On The Right

    Ex-Fox Anchor Gets Life in Prison at 48 (opens Chicks On The Right)

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    Chicks On The Right's feed description

    A former television news anchor has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to killing her 80-year-old mother inside a Kansas home. Angelynn Mock, 48, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Anita Avers.

  8. Fox News

    Former TV anchor who pleaded guilty to killing mother last Halloween gets life sentence (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Angelynn “Angie" Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing death of her 80-year-old mother

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