Uber passenger Calvin Crew, is seen on dashcam footage pointing a gun from the back seat at the head of driver, Christina Spicuzza, as she begs for her life

Crew, 25, was sentenced to life without parole at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh for the murder Christina Spicuzza, 38, in February 2022

Mother-of-four, Spicuzza had picked up Crew, for an Uber ride around 9 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2022, but 10 minutes into the ride, Crew put a gun to the back of her head, as she begged for her life multiple times

Arrested days later on criminal homicide, robbery and tampering with evidence, Crew was convicted in April, 2025, on First-Degree homicide, Kidnapping and Robbery

He was spared capital punishment after Spicuzza’s family “showed mercy” on her killer by requesting the death penalty be taken off the table

Additionally Crew was also sentenced 13 to 26 years for the kidnapping and robbery charges

A man in Pennsylvania was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing and robbing Christina Spicuzza, the of driver of the Uber ride he booked on a February night in 2022.
Calvin Crew, 25, was sentenced to life without parole at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh for the murder of the 38-year-old mother who is survived by the four children she left behind.
Additionally Crew was also sentenced 13 to 26 years for the kidnapping and robbery charges.
The family of Spicuzza said they “showed mercy” on her killer by requesting he not be given the death penalty for the murder.
Crew was convicted in April on first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbing Uber driver Christina Spicuzza has already requested a new trial, alleging “political and racial bias” by the district attorney’s office and the lead detective in the 2022 homicide case.

Calvin Crew, [photo], was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without parole for the 2022 slaying of Christina Spicuzza. He was convicted April on first-degree murder, kidnapping and robbing Christi Spicuzza

Spicuzza’s family read impact statements to the court despite the killer not being in attendance for his sentencing.
“You should have the death penalty, but we showed mercy,” Spicuzza’s mother, Cindy Spicuzza, said.
“You executed her. No mercy, no remorse. It was abhorrent. It was murder.”
Spicuzza’s family had asked the court not to give Crew the death penalty and said before his trial began earlier this year, prosecutors said they would not seek capital punishment.
Spicuzza’s fiancé, Brandon Marto, in his statement scolded the killer for not having the courage to attend his sentencing.
“No reason other than a coward. A coward who couldn’t be here today to face this,” he said.
“Christy was everything for my family. I was lost, out of control. She saw something in me.”
Marto also expressed the hope that Crew would “rot and burn in prison.”

Mother-of-four Christina Spicuzza, [photo], 38, was murdered by Calvin Crew the passenger who engaged her services for an Uber ride in February 2022

Christi Spicuzza was reported missing early Feb. 11, 2022, when she didn’t return home from driving for Uber the night before. Her body was found off of Rosecrest Drive in Monroeville a day later.
Spicuzza had picked up Crew, wearing a dark hoodie with a mask, at around 9 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2022, while driving for Uber. However, about 10 minutes into the ride, the killer was caught on dashcam footage putting a gun to the back of her head.
Footage from her dashboard camera showed Spicuzza driving Crew from Pitcairn to Penn Hills and then, as they approached the drop-off point, pressing a gun to the side of her head.
“You’ve got to be joking,” she said, before realizing the severity of the situation.
Crew told her to “keep driving” as Spicuzza pleaded, “Come on, I have a family,” the video shows.

Uber driver Christi Spicuzza had picked up Crew, for an Uber ride around 9 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2022. Her body was found two days later in a wooded area in Monroeville with a single gunshot wound to the head.

“I’m begging you. I have four kids,” Spicuzza said.
“I got a family too,” Crew told her. “Now drive.”
Throughout the drive, Spicuzza begged Crew to remove the gun from her head multiple times.
“Please take that off of me,” she pleaded.
“Do what I say and everything will be all right,” Crew told her.
The video ended after he noticed the camera and grabbed it from the dashboard.
She was found two days later in a wooded area in Monroeville, killed with a single gunshot to the head.

Ten minutes into the ride Crew put a gun to the back of Spicuzza’s head. The driver is heard begging Crew to remove the gun from her head multiple times. Crew was arrested days later on criminal homicide, robbery and tampering with evidence

Crew was arrested days later and was charged with criminal homicide, robbery and tampering with evidence.
After his arrest, the killer told police that after his Uber trip with Spicuzza ended, he got out of the vehicle and later took a bus home to Pitcairn, but surveillance footage showed he never got on or off a bus.
Police said GPS records showed she had driven through several neighborhoods with Crew allegedly in the backseat.
Police later found Spicuzza’s dashboard camera in the area where she picked up her passenger.
Crew also received a text from his girlfriend, Tanaya Mullen, that said “[I’m] not going to jail if we get caught,” according to the complaint.
At sentencing on Monday, the defense attorney said that the 25-year-old convicted murderer “lived a childhood surrounded by violence and neglect.”
His lawyers have indicated that Crew maintains his innocence and will appeal his conviction.