By Darren Boyle for MailOnline
Published: 19:01 GMT, 24 January 2019 | Updated: 09:24 GMT, 25 January 2019
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Registered sex offender Tommy Scott, 34, admitted murdering 66-year-old Gerald Pragnell in Southampton Common in November 2018
A 34-year-old registered sex offender today admitted murdering a 66-year-old who starred in a Channel 4 show after he was found strangled in a city park.
Tommy Scott brutally attacked airport worker Gerald Pragnell and dumped his body in a wooded area 200 yards from a Grade II-listed 19th Century church.
Mr Pragnell was last seen on November 1 last year when he left work at Southampton Airport, Hampshire, at 6.30am in his £35,000 silver Mercedes GLA.
Tragically the 'loving father and granddad' was found strangled on Southampton Common on November 3, having been reported missing the day before.
Today Scott appeared via a video link at Winchester Crown Court, Hampshire, and admitted murdering Mr Pragnell, who featured on Channel 4's 'My Floating Home' showing off plans for a futuristic fibreglass home designed by his son.
Scott faces life in
