Epilogue
Brittany did end up driving her friends all the way back to Ohio stopping only for gas and food. They were not going to stay in any hotels along the way. The groups quickly went back to normal lives. Except for the exclusive interviews they promised Marty Ramirez, they rarely spoke about their ordeal in the swamps. At least until one fateful sequel when after competing at Nationals they spent the night in a hotel in a remote mountain Colorado town during a blizzard. (But that's another story.)
Miss Olivia was shot dead by the mayor of her former hometown. Her body fell off the boat and into the swamp. It was never found.
Marty Ramirez recovered from his injuries and published a book. It covered the killing spree of 1991 and the killing spree of 2011. It did out one famous Miss Olivia Divinity Wharton. The book was an absolute blockbuster. Marty made additional millions touring all the talk and news shows. Then he retired with a secret new lady. One who wanted to spend a couple years and the money he made on the book finding what she really wanted to do with the rest of her new (married) life.
Cranesbill never did recover. Their last ditch attempt was kind of a musical disaster.