A former television news anchor in Missouri has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death on the morning of Friday, October 31, 2025—Halloween—in what neighbors described as a traumatic scene that shook their quiet Wichita, Kansas neighborhood.
Angelynn “Angie” Mock, 47, was arrested after police responded to a reported cutting at a residence on the city’s South Side at approximately 7:52 a.m. When officers with the Wichita Police Department arrived, they found Mock standing outside the home with cuts on her hands. Inside, officers discovered her mother, Anita Avers, unresponsive in bed with multiple stab wounds.
Avers, a marriage and family therapist at Wichita Counseling Professionals, was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:26 a.m., just over 30 minutes after the initial police response.
The incident unfolded when neighbors encountered Mock in a disturbing state. Alyssa Castro, who lives in the neighborhood, was among the first to see the bloodied woman that morning. According to Castro, Mock approached her vehicle covered in blood and asked them to call 911. Castro described Mock as appearing scared and shaken up during the encounter.
Castro indicated that Mock took her boyfriend’s phone and ran back inside the house. While inside, Mock allegedly placed the call to emergency dispatchers herself. According to Sedgwick County dispatchers, Mock claimed during the call that she had stabbed her mother to save herself, though the specific threat she believed she faced has not been disclosed by authorities.
Following the incident, Mock was treated at a hospital for her injuries before being transported to the Sedgwick County Jail. She was formally charged with first-degree murder on October 31 and is currently being held on a $1 million bond. County records indicate the 47-year-old suspect, who stands 5’8″ and weighs 140 pounds, remains in the main jail facility with her charge listed as active.
Mock’s background in broadcast journalism has drawn significant attention to the case. She worked as a morning news anchor at FOX 2 in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015, appearing on air as both a morning and evening fill-in anchor. She also held a position at KOKH FOX 25 in Oklahoma City during her television career.
After leaving the broadcast industry, Mock transitioned into sales roles. According to her LinkedIn profile, she worked various sales positions in St. Louis through August 2017 before taking a two-year break from the workforce. At the time of her arrest, she was employed in sales at a data management software company with multiple offices throughout the Midwest, including one in Wichita.
The investigation into the alleged stabbing remains ongoing, according to the Wichita Police Department. Authorities have not released information about Mock’s motive for the alleged attack, nor have they provided details about when she might make her initial court appearance.
Castro, who assisted in getting help to the scene, later reflected on the traumatic encounter. “I’m just glad that we were able to help, you know what I mean? Like you never know what anyone’s going through. This happened randomly, but as long as we were able to get 911 and see what we can do, that’s all I really care about,” she told KAKE News.
Police eventually returned Castro’s boyfriend’s phone to him after completing their initial investigation at the scene. The neighborhood, described by residents as quiet and peaceful, was left shaken by the violent incident that occurred on Halloween morning.
The case has garnered widespread attention due to Mock’s former public profile as a television personality and the nature of the allegations against her. Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal stabbing, including what may have prompted Mock to allegedly attack her elderly mother in the home they shared.
Mock remains in custody at the Sedgwick County Jail as the legal proceedings move forward. Information about her arraignment and any potential plea has not yet been made public by court officials.
