Calvin Crew is a killer from Pennsylvania who was convicted of the murder of Christina Spicuzza
According to court documents Christina Spicuzza was driving for Uber when she picked up Calvin Crew who would pull out a gun. The violent encounter which was caught by the dash cam of Christina vehicle would show the killer threatening Christina who begged for her life
The body of Christina Spicuzza would be found days later with a gunshot wound to the head. Police would recover the dash cam and soon after would arrest Calvin Crew
Calvin Crew would be convicted and sentenced to life in prison
Calvin Crew Case
Calvin Crew, the man convicted of killing Christina Spicuzza, a Pittsburgh-area Uber driver in 2022, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Crew was not in the courtroom at his own request. The defense attorney spoke on his behalf, but the judge indicated in a private message that he maintains his innocence and plans to appeal the sentence.
Presiding Judge EJ Borkowski granted his wish, but it didn’t change the outcome.
Spicuzza’s mother, as well as other family members, gave victim impact statements at the sentencing.
Crew’s defense attorney addressed the court on his behalf, saying that the 25-year-old “lived a childhood surrounded by violence and neglect.”
Crew’s counsel also told Judge Borkowski that Crew fell through society’s cracks and was intellectually and socially challenged with an IQ of 84.
Speaking on behalf of her daughter, Cindy Spicuzza reminded the absent Crew that he would be on death row if not for the family asking for life in prison without parole based on Christina’s religious beliefs.
“You executed her. No mercy, no remorse. It was abhorrent. It was murder,” an emotional Cindy Spicuzza said.
Spicuzza’s sister also addressed the court, saying Spicuzza’s children will never see their mother come home.
Brandon Marto, Christina Spicuzza’s fiancé, wept, telling the court, “Christy was everything for my family. I was lost, out of control. She saw something in me.”
Marto called Crew a coward, telling the judge to show “no mercy, I beg you,” and that he hoped Crew would “rot and burn in prison.”
Judge Bortkowski said that Crew has indicated that he will appeal his conviction and maintains his innocence.
Earlier this year, a jury found Crew guilty of first-degree murder in Spicuzza’s 2022 killing in Monroeville. He was also convicted of robbery, kidnapping, gun charges, and tampering with evidence.
Spicuzza was a mother of four whose family said she was working to earn extra money when she was kidnapped and murdered.
Days before the trial began earlier this year, prosecutors said they would no longer be seeking the death penalty.
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Calvin Crew News
The man who was convicted of killing an Uber driver in Monroeville will spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Calvin Crew was sentenced on Monday to life without parole, with an additional 13 to 26 years, in the death of Christina Spicuzza.
It’s a sentencing Spicuzza’s family asked for. Originally, Crew was facing the death penalty.
Crew voluntarily was not there for his sentencing at the Allegheny County Courthouse, but despite this, Spicuzza’s family still gave their victim impact statements.
“You should have the death penalty but we showed mercy,” said Spicuzza’s mother, Cindy Spicuzza.
“No reason other than a coward. A coward who couldn’t be here today to face this,” said Spicuzza’s life partner, Brandon Marto.
Spicuzza, a mother of four, was working as an Uber driver on Feb. 10, 2022, when investigators say she picked up a man, identified as Crew.
Dash camera video from inside Spicuzza’s car captured the moments leading up to the shooting when she was pleading for her life.
A man in a dark hoodie with a mask held a gun to her head in that video. Spicuzza was found dead two days later.
Crew told police that when his Uber trip with Spicuzza ended, he got out of the vehicle and later took a bus home to Pitcairn. Detectives say surveillance showed he never got on or off a bus.
Three years after Spicuzza’s death, Crew was found guilty of first-degree murder.
During the trial, jurors were presented with evidence recounting both Crew and Spicuzza’s steps on the night of the killing.
Evidence included the dash camera video, cell tower pings and the surveillance footage of the route Spicuzza’s car took that night.
The judge said Crew made a statement in a pre-sentencing report in which he said he was innocent and will appeal his conviction.
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