An 11-year-old boy disappeared in 1974. His family hasn't stopped looking for him

HAMMOND, Ind. - Monica Spisak gave away most of the photos she had of her son.

In the search for Joseph Spisak, his family handed out his photo to different people and agencies. Some of the family photo albums were ruined in a basement flood. Today, Monica Spisak is left with a small photo of her son that she keeps in a safe space.

"That's all I got left," she said.

Joseph Spisak disappeared Jan. 27, 1974, in Hammond when he was 11 years old. His family never saw or heard from him again. Now, after more than 45 years, they still want to know what happened to him.

"This family has not quit, has not given up hope and never will," Steven Spisak, Joseph Spisak's younger brother, said.

"Without a body, without him walking through that door or, the worst case, that he did run away and he doesn't want to see the family again, at least we know