'There is a spot in my heart that has died': Brother of family
who vanished without a trace still holds hope they will be found
By Rachel Quigley  It has been 15 months since the McStay family
vanished without a trace.  A carton of eggs on the counter, two
bowls of popcorn on the futon and two dogs in the backyard were
all they left behind, clues that this was a family who left in a
hurry.  Joseph and Summer McStay and their sons Gianni and
Joseph Jnr were last seen on  February 4, 2010.  Missing: The
McStay's dogs were left hungry and food was spoiling in the
kitchen when Joseph McStay's brother checked on their house in
February 2010   Inside their two-story house detectives found no
sign of foul play, just evidence of everyday life.  Detective
duGal, who is leading the case, said at the time that he thought
the way the family left their house was 'weird'.  He said: 'It
was like two kids were sitting there eating popcorn and then
they were just gone.'  More than a year later, he tells People
magazine that