Emma Fillipoff was last seen in the immediate vicinity of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia, between 7:15pm and 8:00pm on November 28, 2012.
[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.
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.