Only, Spider-Man eventually captures the real killer, and Brock is disgraced as a result.
But Spidey is STILL a Sony character, and it would make sense for him to have a role in the Venom movie.
Brock’s anger with Spider-Man attracts an alien symbiote that has recently been rejected by Spidey (long story), and together, they form the menacing Venom.
Eddie Brock, as the comic story goes, is a journalist who gets a huge break when he exposes the identity of a serial killer.