http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/historical/rasputin/
"At this point, the plotters apparently decided to hack off the Mad Monk's 13-inch love tool, although this may be apocryphal.
Finally, they tied him up and threw him in the river. When his body was found a few days later, he appeared to have been STILL alive underwater and clawing to get out of the ropes. There was also enough water in his lungs to support this premise, and three bullets lodged in various regions of the body. "