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Emma Fillipoff (2012).

MUS-2026-0176

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MUS-2026-0176

Missing person

Incident
2012
Indexed
Oct 10, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Victoria Police Department
Location
Victoria BC

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

Emma Fillipoff, 26, vanished on the night of November 28, 2012, after Victoria police officers spoke with her for about 45 minutes outside the Empress Hotel, where she had been found barefoot and disoriented. She walked away and was never seen again. Her red Mazda, with her passport and laptop inside, was later found in a nearby hotel lot. The file is now classified as historical. A docuseries, Barefoot in the Night, premiered in January 2026.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. 2012

    Emma Fillipoff, 26, is last seen outside the Empress Hotel on the night of November 28.

  2. 2012

    Her red Mazda, with her passport and laptop inside, is found in a nearby hotel lot.

  3. 2026

    The docuseries Barefoot in the Night premieres in January.

  4. 2026

    She has never been found.

Key people

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MissingEmma Fillipoff

26, of Victoria, British Columbia. Last seen November 28, 2012.

Investigating agencyVictoria Police Department

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