[2] In June 2018, a man reported that in the early morning following Fillipoff's disappearance, he had picked up a young woman in distress matching her description in nearby Esquimalt.
[5] Unbeknownst to her family, Fillipoff had stayed at the Sandy Merriman House women's shelter on and off since February.
Her mother arrived at Sandy Merriman House at about 11:00pm on the 28th, three hours after Fillipoff had been last seen by police at the Empress Hotel.
[5] Early on the day of November 28, Fillipoff had been captured security footage purchasing a pre-paid cell phone at a 7-Eleven location on Government Street.
[citation needed] Initially, police stated that Fillipoff had last been seen "with friends several blocks away on Burdett Avenue between Blanshard and Quadra streets.
Fillipoff's credit card[13] was allegedly found on the side of the road near the Juan de Fuca Community Centre, north of where she disappeared.
"[5] In March 2016, Fillipoff's mother and brother were charged with money laundering, as well as drug and weapons offenses, after an Ontario Provincial Police investigation.
[16] The Campbell River Courier-Islander newspaper reported in May 2014 that Gastown, Vancouver, business owners Joel and Lori Sellen witnessed a man in their store throwing out a $25,000 missing persons reward poster for Fillipoff.
[17] In the summer of 2018, a witness named William came forward with new information about encountering a woman the morning after Fillipoff's disappearance.
[19] Victoria media drew information from Kimberly Bordage's podcast, The Search for Emma Fillipoff.
In 2013, Fillipoff's disappearance was the subject of an episode of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation television program, The Fifth Estate titled 'Finding Emma'.
[33] Barefoot in the Night, a six-hour docuseries, is a behind-the-scenes look at the effort to find Emma, covering the timeline, tips, sightings, and witness accounts.
It will highlight the efforts to crowd-source the investigation and reveal the myriad ways the public has continued to contribute to the search.
[34] For the 11th anniversary of her going missing, Victoria Police issued a citizen's appeal and once again highlighted Fillipoff's website to bring awareness to the case.