The Cash Register Thief, or Uncle Ben's killer, was a small-time crook who is now wanted for murder, owning an unregistered gun, and robbery.
Biography
The Amazing Spider-Man
Peter realizes that his uncle's killer is the man he let escape
Peter was in a convenience store trying to buy some chocolate milk, he didn't have enough change so had to leave it, a man with sunglasses behind Peter in the queue knocked something over, to distract the store clerk, then stole the money from the till before throwing the drink to Peter. The man then ran off, pursued by the Store Clerk who asked for Peter's help to catch him. Peter refused due to the owner's greed and the thief ran into Ben Parker, who tried to stop him from picking up his gun. The thief managed to grab his gun and shot Ben in the chest, the thief then ran off, and Ben died almost instantly.
Peter then listens to crime reports and follows any that sound like the cash register thief. He locates and apprehends many criminals who fit the description, but none of them have a tattoo on their wrist.
Even after the death of Captain Stacy, he is still wanted by the police.
Video Game Continuity
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (video game)
While in the film continuity it's not known if Peter is still looking for him, in the game the first few missions involve Spider-Man looking for the Cash Register Thief, named in the game as Dennis Carradine. Eventually, Spider-Man finds him dead in a back alley, having been murdered by Cletus Kasady.
Trivia
- In the comics, the man who murdered Uncle Ben was simply known as The Burglar.
- In the video game, the Cash Register Thief is named Dennis Carradine which is also his name in Spider-Man 3. It is unknown if this is his name in the movie.
- It's unknown where his location is after murdering Ben or if Peter is still looking for him during the time of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, ironically the video game tie in for the sequel has Spider-Man looking for the Cash Register Thief before finding him dead, a victim of the murderer called CK.
External links
Burglar on the Marvel Wiki
Burglar on Wikipedia