An uncle on trial in North Carolina, nine years after his niece's death
David Prevatte's third day in court shared Law&Crime Trials with Caleb Flynn's sentencing in Ohio, and the two live streams drew almost the same number of viewers.
Law&Crime TrialsStory of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 421,137 views a day, 39 times a normal first day on this channel (10,847).
LIVE: Uncle On Trial For Murder — NC v. David Prevatte — Day 3
Day three drew the most. The live stream "LIVE: Uncle On Trial For Murder — NC v. David Prevatte — Day 3" passed 170,000 views within seven hours. A long broadcast on this channel usually ends its whole first day near 11,000.
The case goes back to 2017. According to the description, David Prevatte's five-year-old niece was found unresponsive that year and died three days later. An autopsy found signs of sexual trauma and strangulation. Prevatte was identified as a suspect in 2018 and arrested in 2022, and he faces a charge of first-degree murder along with multiple sex offenses. The trial is taking place nearly nine years after her death.
The comment section filled several times faster than it does on a usual first day for the channel's long streams. Much of the discussion is about the photographs of the family home that were shown in court.
The stream did not have the day to itself. The channel also carried Caleb Flynn's sentencing in Ohio, after his conviction for killing his wife, Ashley, and that broadcast ran almost level with Prevatte's. Two shorter clips from the hearing also drew far more than usual: one of Ashley's sister and brother-in-law giving their statements, and one of Flynn in tears. In Florida, the trial of Tony 'TJ' Wiggins, charged in the 2020 shooting deaths of three friends on a fishing trip, reached its thirteenth day. The stream for Prevatte's fourth day is already posted on the channel.
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- Channel
- Law&Crime Trials
- Subscribers
- 1,000,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 6,336,352
- Channel views, pace per day
- 633,597 (on a normal day: 779,251)
- Video published
- October 5, 2026
- Video views so far
- 176,259 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 421,137
The numbers
Most long broadcasts on this courtroom channel open quietly, which makes the first hours of this one stand apart.
