Donald Harvey, the Unassuming Serial Killer Who Tried to Make His Victims “Feel Pretty,” Trends as the Internet Debates the Darkest “Self-Care” Advice Ever
A vintage quote from convicted serial killer Donald Harvey—where he confessed he “always made sure his victims looked pretty”—is going viral on X (formerly Twitter) as a morbidly ironic response to modern “clean girl” beauty standards. Harvey, who was a hospital orderly and admitted to killing 87 patients, claimed he “didn’t want them to look ugly.” The internet is now taking the quote out of context, turning it into a grim punchline for toxic positivity, with comments like, “This is why I let my aunt do my makeup—she’s no Donnell Harvey.” It’s the perfect storm of dark humor, historical ignorance, and the eternal human need to joke about death.