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 ==The Incident==
-In 1960, Mailer decided to run for mayor of New York.{{sfn|Lennon|2013|p=282}} On November 19th, 1960, in an effort to boost the campaign, the Mailers hosted a party.{{cn}}{{Copy edit inline}} The attendees of this event however would be given a clear insight into Mailer's irregular mental state at the time, as it was reported that alongside the formal guests, many individuals had come straight from the streets.{{sfn|National Post|2015}}. Mailer cursed and told the crowd to shut up when being interrupted{{sfn|Schwartzman |2019}}. He shouted: “You’re nothing but a bunch of spoiled pigs!” {{sfn|Schwartzman |2019}}.  As the hours passed, many of the guests including Mailer had become heavily intoxicated, and quarrels broke out. {{sfn|Mills|1982|p=221|}} An argument between Mailer and his sister regarding the campaign came up, resulting in Mailer assaulting her.{{cn}} The Mailer couple themselves began arguing when Adele Morales tried to defend her. Mailer had begun physically attacking the other guests and then proceeded to leave and fight those who were not involved with the party.{{cn}} When he had returned at around 4:30 a.m., witnesses say that Morales taunted Mailer's masculinity and literary talents during their argument.{{sfn|Cornwell|2015|}}
+While Mailer was running for mayor, he had hosted a party to boost his campaign on November 19, 1960.{{sfn|Lennon|2013|p=282}} The attendees of this event however would be given a clear insight into Mailer's irregular mental state at the time, as it was reported that alongside the formal guests, many individuals had come straight from the streets.{{sfn|National Post|2015}}. Mailer cursed and told the crowd to shut up when being interrupted{{sfn|Schwartzman |2019}}. He shouted: “You’re nothing but a bunch of spoiled pigs!” {{sfn|Schwartzman |2019}}.  As the hours passed, many of the guests including Mailer had become heavily intoxicated, and quarrels broke out. {{sfn|Mills|1982|p=221|}} An argument between Mailer and his sister regarding the campaign came up, resulting in Mailer assaulting her.{{cn}} The Mailer couple themselves began arguing when Adele Morales tried to defend her. Mailer had begun physically attacking the other guests and then proceeded to leave and fight those who were not involved with the party.{{cn}} When he had returned at around 4:30 a.m., witnesses say that Morales taunted Mailer's masculinity and literary talents during their argument.{{sfn|Cornwell|2015|}}
 She yelled “Toro! Toro!” to further ridicule Mailer’s bullfighter fetish, their routine of making public displays of their distress hit bottom. In a blind rage, Mailer thrust with a penknife and with two striking blows. {{sfn|Moore |2020}} He stabbed Morales once in the back and once in the upper abdomen, near her heart.{{sfn|Moberley|2015|}} As she lay there, hemorrhaging, a man at the party came to assist her and Mailer yelled, "Get away from her. Let the bitch die."{{sfn|Hari|2007}}.