Emma Fillipoff was 26 when she was last seen in Victoria, British Columbia, on November 28, 2012. She was an intelligent and artistic young woman who had moved across the country by herself to live there. Some growing psychological issues and a series of unusual events leading up to her disappearance leave us with only questions.
There is no crime scene. Emma was interviewed by police on the street across from the Empress Hotel, and less than an hour later she was gone. The board below holds the timeline of her last day and the places at the center of it. She is a person, like you and me, and her story deserves to be told.
Chronology
From her last day of work to the search that has never stopped. Select any entry to open it on the board below.
The lead-up Fall 2012
The last day Nov 28, 2012
The search 2012–
Case board · 2012–2016
Did she willingly disappear? Was she a victim of foul play? A prepaid credit card she bought that day turned up west of the city a week later, a man tore down one of her posters claiming she wanted to be left alone, and neither thread has led to her. The answers are out there somewhere.
If you haven't yet heard Emma's story, the CBC documentary Finding Emma follows her mother's determined search, and looks at how hard it is to find any of the roughly 60,000 people reported missing in Canada every year.
Emma's family and a team of volunteers are actively looking for her. If you have any unreported information, please contact them via helpfindemmafillipoff.com or their Facebook page.
This is a rebuild of a case file from True Crime Researchers, an older project of mine. The downtown locations come from the original research; the two locations tied to the credit card are approximate.
Citations
The reporting, research, and family resources this case file draws on.
Help Find Emma Fillipoff, in-depth timeline
The family's site, with the most detailed public timeline of the case.
Family updates, and where unreported information can be shared.
Host Mark Kelley follows Shelley Fillipoff's search, and looks at how hard it is to find any of the roughly 60,000 people reported missing in Canada every year.
Emma Fillipoff, episodes 52 and 53
A two-part series; part two is at truecrimegarage.com/podcast/blog/emma-fillipoff-53.
Emma Fillipoff, parts 1 through 5
Five parts: An Introduction, Digging Deeper, Julien's Narrative, Ellen, and Mikaela.
The original case file this page grew from, an older project of mine.