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Former TV news anchor pleads guilty to killing her mother in Kansas home

Headline from East Idaho News

WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A former TV news anchor has pleaded guilty to stabbing her mother to death in her Wichita home last year. During a hearing on Friday afternoon, 48-year-old Angelynn Mock entered the plea to first-degree murder in the death of 80-year-old Anita Avers last Halloween.

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  1. FOX 2 St. Louis

    Former St. Louis TV anchor pleads guilty to murdering mother in Wichita (opens FOX 2 St. Louis)

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    Angelynn Mock waived her right to a preliminary hearing or jury trial and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

  2. KSNT Topeka

    Former TV anchor pleads guilty to murdering mother in Wichita (opens KSNT Topeka)

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    Angelynn Mock waived her right to a preliminary hearing or jury trial and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

  3. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Former morning news anchor plead guilty to murdering her mother in Kansas on Halloween (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    A former TV news anchor pleaded guilty to stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death.

  4. Fox News

    Former news anchor pleads guilty to stabbing mother to death on Halloween (opens Fox News)

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    Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after allegedly believing her mother Anita Avers was the devil during the Halloween stabbing.

  5. East Idaho News

    Former TV news anchor pleads guilty to killing her mother in Kansas home (opens East Idaho News)

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    WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A former TV news anchor has pleaded guilty to stabbing her mother to death in her Wichita home last year. During a hearing on Friday afternoon, 48-year-old Angelynn Mock entered the plea to first-degree murder in the death of 80-year-old Anita Avers last Halloween.

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