Q:Facts: - conviction: kidnapping , sexual assault - conviction status: executed on november 3 , 2005 - birth name: melvin wayne white - conviction penalty: death by lethal injection - death date: 03 november 2005 - birth date: 25 january 1950 - name: melvin white - death place: huntsville , texas , u.s. Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of melvin white -lrb- murderer -rrb- .
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melvin wayne white -lrb- january 25 , 1950 -- november 3 , 2005 -rrb- was an american murderer executed by the state of texas by lethal injection .he was convicted of the august 5 , 1997 kidnapping , sexual assault and murder of 9-year-old jennifer lee gravell .