Former TV Anchor Accused of Fatally Stabbing Her Mom in Wichita on Halloween [WATCH]

Authorities in Wichita, Kansas, say a former Missouri television anchor was arrested on Halloween after allegedly stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death and later telling police she acted “to save herself,” as reported by The New York Post.

According to the Wichita Police Department, officers responded to a home in the 2600 block of North Clarence Street shortly before 8 a.m. Friday, after receiving a 911 call from Angelynn Mock, 47. Dispatchers reported that Mock said she had stabbed her mother.

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When officers arrived, they found Mock outside the residence with blood on her hands and multiple visible injuries.

Inside the home, officers discovered Mock’s mother, identified as Anita Avers, lying unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds. Avers was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later.

Police confirmed she was a practicing marriage and family therapist with Wichita Counseling Professionals.

Neighbors told KAKE-TV they were shocked by the scene that unfolded that morning. Alyssa Castro, who lives nearby, said she and her boyfriend were in their car when a woman covered in blood approached them, asking for help.

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“There 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,” Castro told the outlet.

Castro said Mock took her phone and ran back inside the house before calling authorities. According to Sedgwick County dispatchers, Mock told them she “stabbed [her] mother to save herself.”

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A former TV anchor in Wichita, Kansas, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing her 80-year-old mother to death on Halloween.

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Officers arrived minutes later and took Mock into custody without further incident. She was booked into the Sedgwick County Jail on a charge of first-degree murder and is being held on a $1 million bond, according to the sheriff’s office.

Castro said she and her boyfriend were later contacted by police and had their phone returned. “We never know what anyone is going through,” she said. “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.”

Mock’s professional history includes several years as a broadcast journalist. She worked as a morning and evening fill-in anchor at KTVI Fox 2 in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015, according to her LinkedIn profile.

After leaving television, she held various sales roles until 2017 and later joined a data management firm with offices across the Midwest, including one in Wichita.

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Police said the investigation remains ongoing as detectives review evidence and await autopsy results. The Wichita Police Department has not yet released further details regarding Mock’s statement or possible motive.

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