WICHITA, Kansas -- A 48-year-old former TV news anchor has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing her mother to death in her Wichita home last year. Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty in August to first-degree murder in the death of 80-year-old Anita Avers last Halloween. Judge Jeffrey Goering sentenced her on Monday to life with parole eligibility after 25 years. Mock is not eligible for 15 per cent good time but will get credit for nearly a year already served. Mock said she will not appeal. She has two weeks to change her mind. Sonja Kreutziger, Avers’ stepdaughter, gave the following statement to KAKE News: “Angie killed the one woman who loved her unconditionally, Anita, who gave everything - home and comfort - to her. What’s worse is that Anita had defensive wounds to her arms. She went to her death knowing that it was her daughter that slaughtered her. Anita didn’t deserve this. My husband and I helped Dad clean up the mess the next day. I scrubbed blood off the floors, walls, and curtains; my husband and a friend of the family removed the mattress and a bedroom carpet. By God’s grace, we were able to remove the ugliness of the act to give Daddy’s house back. However, there is nothing that can bring back the home that it was. There is no way to make sense of what happened that morning. I was also asked to read for Anita’s sister. I’ve had to relearn how to breathe, stand upright, and move through a world that no longer holds her. She was stolen from all of us, and there is no ransom to be paid to have her back." Officers responded on the morning of October 31, 2025, to a reported cutting at a home in the 1500 block of East Crowley, near Wassall and Hydraulic. The Wichita Police Department said officers arrived to find Mock outside the home with cuts on her hands. Inside, they found Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds. She died at the hospital a short time later. Mock’s stepfather told investigators that she had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and suffered from delusions and depression, a court document states. Her stepfather told police that Mock was previously a news anchor in Missouri before being laid off after “an explosive situation involving alcohol,” according to the probable cause affidavit. Mock’s LinkedIn profile said she worked at the Fox Station in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015. Judge Goering ruled in July that Mock was competent to stand trial. During a court hearing last November, Goering ordered Mock to undergo a competency evaluation to see if she was fit to stand trial. He found her incompetent during a hearing in January, and she was transferred to the Larned State Hospital for further evaluation. By KAKE News --- If you or someone you know is in crisis or struggling with mental illness, here are some resources that are available. Canada Suicide Crisis Helpline (Call or text 988 or visit 988.ca) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (1-800-463-2338) Kids Help Phone (1-800-668-6868) If you need immediate assistance call 911 or go to the nearest hospital.
