{"id":31773,"date":"2025-11-04T02:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=31773"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:10:53","slug":"former-tv-host-charged-with-moms-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=31773","title":{"rendered":"Former TV host charged with mom\u2019s murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Angelynn Mock, a 47-year-old woman who previously worked as a TV anchor, was arrested on Friday in connection with the stabbing death of her elderly mother.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"mbbtt69fee5756d96e\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.mbbtt69fee5756d96e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.mbbtt69fee5756d96e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.mbbtt69fee5756d96e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.mbbtt69fee5756d96e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.mbbtt69fee5756d96e {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p>According to the Daily Mail, Mock, who anchored local St. Louis station Fox 2 around a decade ago, was apprehended by police and taken into custody in Wichita, Kansas after her mother, Anita Avers, aged 80, was found in bed having sustained multiple stab wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Anita was later pronounced dead at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>The Wichita Police Department told the Mail that they had responded to Mock\u2019s home at around 8 a.m. and found Mock outside the property while her mother was lying inside bleeding.<\/p>\n<p>One neighbor, Alyssa Castro, told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kake.com\/home\/wichita-marriage-and-family-therapist-allegedly-stabbed-to-death-by-daughter\/article_bb82de91-a2a1-443c-8e62-ff07825b00e0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KAKE<\/a>\u00a0that she was driving by when she noticed Mock covered in blood. Castro added that Mock had approached her and her boyfriend to ask for help. After Castro\u2019s boyfriend allowed Mock to his cellphone, though, she ran off with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a woman who approached our vehicle with like blood, like her hands were filled, her body was filled with blood, asking to call 911,\u201d Castro said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179454\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/03130454\/Screenshot-2025-11-03-at-14.04.38.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/03130454\/Screenshot-2025-11-03-at-14.04.38.png 1060w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/03130454\/Screenshot-2025-11-03-at-14.04.38-768x732.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1010\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit \/ Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As per the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/media\/article-15251371\/kansas-tv-anchor-angelynn-mock-arrest-mother-stabbing-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mail<\/a>, Castro said she had tried to assist Mock as much as she could after the authorities had been called.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI asked her if she was okay, and she was pretty shooken (sic) up and she seemed scared, and she just ran off,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"newsner-1219518366\" class=\"newsner-article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"newsner-9ef704efe5775332647145ddffb30699\" class=\"newsner-9ef704efe5775332647145ddffb30699 newsner-amp_article_inside_content\"><\/div>\n<p>Mock, a once-glamorous journalist, worked for Fox 2 as an anchor and reporter\u00a0from March 2011 to February of 2015, according to her LinkedIn page.<\/p>\n<p>After being arrested she was also transported to the hospital and treated for an injury, though it wasn\u2019t specified what that injury was. The 47-year-old was thereafter booked on a charge of first-degree murder.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-179455\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/03130522\/Screenshot-2025-11-03-at-14.05.12.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/03130522\/Screenshot-2025-11-03-at-14.05.12.png 804w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/11\/03130522\/Screenshot-2025-11-03-at-14.05.12-768x812.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"850\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit \/ Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Avers\u2019 husband told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kake.com\/home\/wichita-marriage-and-family-therapist-allegedly-stabbed-to-death-by-daughter\/article_bb82de91-a2a1-443c-8e62-ff07825b00e0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KAKE<\/a>\u00a0that she was a marriage and family therapist at Wichita Counseling Professionals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/media\/article-15251371\/kansas-tv-anchor-angelynn-mock-arrest-mother-stabbing-death.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mail<\/a>, images on social media paint a nice picture of the mom and daughter. Avers\u2019 Facebook profile picture is said to be an image of Mock reporting at a baseball game.<\/p>\n<p>A second image shows the pair hugging and smiling.<\/p>\n<p>Mock was booked into Sedgwick County Jail where she is being held on a $1 million bond.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rest in peace, Anita Avers.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angelynn Mock, a 47-year-old woman who previously worked as a TV anchor, was arrested on Friday in connection with the stabbing death of her elderly mother. 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