A FORMER TV news anchor has pleaded guilty to murdering her 80-year-old mom in a horrific attack in her own bed.
Angelynn Mock, 48, admitted first-degree murder on Friday over the grisly killing of Anita Avers at the family home in Wichita, Kansas.
The former Fox 2 anchor allegedly stabbed her mom multiple times in the face and torso using kitchen utensils including four knives and a cheese grater.
Avers was discovered unresponsive in her bed wearing only underwear and a bra on October 31, 2025, according to an affidavit submitted to the Sedgwick County District Court.
Cops reportedly found several bloody kitchen knives and a cheese grater “laid out on a pillow” beside her.
“All the utensils had blood on them”, court documents said.
Avers was rushed by ambulance to the hospital but later died from her injuries.
Mock herself called 911 after the attack, allegedly telling a dispatcher that “her mother tried to kill her, so she stabbed her in return,” according to the affidavit.
When Wichita cops arrived, they reportedly found Mock outside the home holding a towel over her bloodied hands.
She later claimed to investigators that she had walked into her mother’s bedroom and found Avers “sharpening knives.”
Mock alleged her mom then “came after her with a knife and fought her.”
According to police records, Mock claimed Avers told her during the confrontation: “I know you’re f***ing Jesus Christ.”
The former newswoman told cops she initially backed away but claimed her mother continued following her.
She then allegedly grabbed a knife “and got on top of her.”
Mock reportedly told investigators she stabbed Avers because she “started spewing venom at me out of her f***ing mouth.”
Mock also claimed the confrontation began after she went into her mother’s room to discuss an upcoming job interview at NBC affiliate KSN.
The 48-year-old previously worked as an anchor at Fox 2 in St Louis between 2011 and 2015 and also had a role at KOKH Fox 25 in Oklahoma City.
She was reportedly working in sales for a data management software company when she was arrested.
Mock claimed Avers had been “sharpening knives with bigger knives” as they discussed the possible TV job and accused her mother of being jealous and not wanting her to land the position.
Anita’s husband Barry Aves, who was at work when she was killed, later spoke to investigators about his stepdaughter’s history, according to the affidavit.
He reportedly told police Mock had previously worked at the St Louis station “before being laid off after an explosive situation involving alcohol.”
Barry said Mock had moved into the couple’s home around four or five years earlier.
He also told cops his wife had previously tried to persuade her daughter to seek mental health treatment.
According to the affidavit Barry said Mock had initially been diagnosed with bipolar disorder before that diagnosis was later changed to schizoaffective disorder.
He claimed she experienced “bouts of delusions mixed with periods of depression” and was, to his knowledge, taking medication.
Barry also described an alarming incident during a family card game around a month before the killing.
He claimed Mock became angry and complained that everyone hated her before allegedly telling relatives: “They’re all robots” and “They’re not real people.”
According to the affidavit, Barry also said his stepdaughter would “claim to be spiritual and talk to God” and had said she was “Anti-Christ.”
Mock was taken to hospital following her mother’s death before being transported to the Wichita Police Department Investigation Section.
While Inside an interview room, she was reportedly heard speaking to herself and saying she believed her mother was the devil.
“I’d kill that b**** to have my mom back any day. I don’t even know who she is anymore. I know, believe she’s the devil,” she said, according to the legal documents.
Mock had initially been ordered to undergo an evaluation to determine whether she was competent to stand trial.
A judge ruled in July she was competent.
But mock has now waived her eight to a trial and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
She is due to be sentenced on October 5.
A first-degree murder conviction carries a possible life sentence, with parole eligibility after 25 years.
