Chilling diary entries have revealed details of the murder of a woman who was choked to death by a fellow airman at the Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

Timothy Wilsey, 20, has been accused of killing Rhianda Dillard, 20, last year by strangling her to death as the two sat on a bed watching a television show. 

Prosecutors say he then stole a pack of Oreo cookies as he left her dead in her room.

Attorneys at a military courtroom on Thursday read the details of the slaying as they were written in the journal that has been used to link Wilsey to her death, the Omaha World Herald reported.  

Timothy Wilsey, 20, has been charged with the murder of Rhianda Dillard, 20, in late July last year Rhianda Dillard, 20, was found dead in her dorm room on August 1, 2016 and was

Timothy Wilsey, 20, has been charged with the murder of Rhianda Dillard, 20, from Mississippi, after journal entries detailing her cold murder, were found among his belongings 

According to the journal, the two were sitting on a dorm room bed watching a television show on a laptop on a Friday afternoon in late July.

As they sat side by side, he allegedly counted down three different times in his head, until he had worked up the nerve to kill her.

After counting down a third time, he finally slipped his arm around the woman's shoulder, putting her in chokehold. 

He then switched arms and sat on her, choking her until she died, prosecutors say. 

Wilsey left the woman dead in her bed and took a pack of Oreos before leaving the room. The 20-year-old airman disappeared after the murder, but was arrested 11 days later in Emporia, Virginia. 

Dillard's cause of death was from compression of the neck. 

The journal was among Wilsey's belongings when he was found, the Omaha World Herald said.

Dillard had been at the Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska for less than five months when she was killed 

Dillard had been at the Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska for less than five months when she was killed 

Rhianda's mother, Elizabeth Dillard, said her daughter had turned down college scholarships Rhianda Dillard, pictured in her uniform, had joined the Air Force after graduating high school in 2015

Rhianda's mother, Elizabeth Dillard, said her daughter had turned down college scholarships to join the air force after she graduated high school 

He allegedly picked Dillard as his victim because she had few ties to people at the Offutt base. She was found dead on her bed on August 1, two days after she was last seen.

Dillard, who was from Biloxi, Mississippi, had only been at the Air Force base for less five months. 

The victim's mother Elizabeth Dillard said her daughter had turned down college scholarships to join the military after graduating high school. 

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Wilsey was charged with premeditated murder and desertion under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

An agent from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations said analysis of the handwriting matched Wilsey's and descriptions of the woman in the journal matched Dillard's clothes, occupation, and appearance at the time of her death. 

Timothy Wilsey, 20, reportedly killed his fellow airman by strangling her as the two watched a television show in her room 

Timothy Wilsey, 20, reportedly killed his fellow airman by strangling her as the two watched a television show in her room 

A package of Oreo cookies was also found in his dorm room.

The writer also described locations in the entries that matched Wilsey's GPS, the agent said. 

The special agent also testified against Wilsey detailing conversations that the accused killer had with his friends, including a text message. 

Wilsey allegedly sent his friends Snapchats and texts to his friends while he was away. 

In a text message to another airman, Wilsey wrote Dillard’s hall name and room number along with the words 'My bad.' 

The friend said he was confused by the message, but soon made the chilling discovery when he went over to the dorm and saw Dillard's room blocked off by investigation tape. 

Rhianda Dillard, pictured in 2015. The 20-year-old was found dead in her bed on August 1st

Rhianda Dillard, pictured in 2015. The 20-year-old was found dead in her bed on August 1st

Wilsey had been a member of the 5th Intelligence Support Squadron and sat in a uniform unshackled during the hearing, but did not speak, reports said. 

The defense argued that the airman was not mentally competent at the time of the murder. According to Wilsey's representatives, his DNA was not found on Dillard's body. 

The relationship between Wilsey and Dillard was not specified during the case hearing. The victim's mother told the Omaha Herald that her daughter had never mentioned Wilsey before, and she 'did not date' so she does not believe there was a romantic link. 

Mrs Dillard was told Wilsey was last seen with Rhianda going to her dorm room on Friday afternoon on July 29th. 

'He went about that like she was nothing,' Elizabeth Dillard said. 

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