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They were able to give me what they felt was a fairly accurate portrait of Emma.

The portrait they drew for me was somebody in serious distress, emotional, mental distress.

But that's what I started basing my search on because they told me all kinds of things about Emma's behavior and how odd it was and how she had changed,

she had gone from being one person. They said she literally within about ten days became a completely different person.

26 year old Emma Philopov disappeared from Victoria, British Columbia on November 28, 2012.

On the evening of Emma's disappearance, she was spotted by an acquaintance standing barefoot on a street corner.

He described her as looking paranoid and disoriented.

After speaking with Emma, he decided to contact the police.

Police officers spoke to Emma for about 45 minutes that night before letting her walk away barefoot into the cold November night.

That's the last confirmed sighting of Emma. As Emma's mom Shelley began looking for answers, she learned that other side observed signs that Emma's mental health had been deteriorating for some time leading up to her disappearance.

Emma's case is one of those ones with a lot of bizarre clues that point in all different directions, but none of those clues have led to Emma.

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Emma grew up in Perth, Ontario and was one of four children. Prior to Emma's move from Perth to Victoria, her parents had gone through a tough separation and divorce.

Those close to Emma believe that this had a significant impact on her, but she was a deeply private person who didn't often confide in others about things she was struggling with.

Emma is known as a very intelligent, creative and talented woman. She traveled to China to teach English and got to plomas in photojournalism and culinary arts.

Her friends have described her as free spirited, adventurous, independent and kind. She loved caring for the elderly, children and pets.

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