PITTSBURGH — Calvin Crew, the man convicted of killing local mother and Uber driver Christina Spicuzza, was sentenced on Monday.
Crew was sentenced to life in prison without parole. He was scheduled to be at the courthouse for his sentencing hearing, but refused to show up.
Spicuzza’s family called him a coward, and were relieved to hear what his sentence was.
Her mother told Crew, “You have a life to live, not Christy.” In a victim impact statement, she said this should be a death penalty case, but that the family was the ones who decided on the life in prison sentence.
He was found guilty in February of first-degree homicide, kidnapping, robbery, carrying a firearm without a license, inflicting serious bodily injury, theft of a motor vehicle and tampering with evidence.
Spicuzza was a mom of four. She was reported missing after a night of driving for Uber, then days later, police found her body in the woods in Monroeville.
Police said Crew put a gun to her head, tried to rob her and ultimately killed her.
Dash cam video showed Crew holding a gun to her head, as she begged for her life and told him she is a mother of four.
In the courtroom on Monday, Spicuzza’s mother also commented on Crew’s behavior during the trial, noting that he showed no remorse.
In a letter from Spicuzza’s sister, she asked the judge to show Crew the same mercy that he showed toward her sister -- none.
The judge told the courtroom that Crew is maintaining his innocence and intends to appeal the conviction.
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