Former news anchor pleads guilty to stabbing mother to death on Halloween
Angelynn Mock pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after allegedly believing her mother Anita Avers was the devil during the Halloween stabbing.
TL;DR
- Angelynn Mock, a former television news anchor, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.
- She fatally stabbed her mother, Anita Avers, on Halloween, reportedly believing her mother was the devil.
- Mock faces a life sentence with parole eligibility after 25 years.
- The incident occurred at the home Mock and Avers shared with Mock's stepfather.
- Mock's stepfather stated she had been diagnosed with mental illness.
- Mock previously worked as a news anchor and reporter in St. Louis and Oklahoma City, with other reporting stints in Minnesota, Montana, and Nebraska.