Former TV anchor who pleaded guilty to killing mother last Halloween gets life sentence
Angelynn “Angie" Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the 2025 stabbing death of her 80-year-old mother
TL;DR
- Angelynn "Angie" Mock, 48, sentenced to life in prison with parole after 25 years.
- Mock admitted to fatally stabbing her mother, Anita Avers, 80, on Halloween.
- Mock believed her mother was the devil and killed her to "save herself."
- Mock has a history of diagnosed mental illness, including delusions and depression, potentially bipolar or schizoaffective disorder.
- Mock was found competent to stand trial and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
- Mock previously worked as a news anchor and reporter for Fox 2 KTVI in St. Louis and KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City.
- Mock entered software sales after her broadcasting career.