<P> In season one , seventeen year old Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box on his porch . Inside he discovers seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker , his deceased classmate and unrequited love , who committed suicide two weeks earlier . On the tapes , Hannah unfolds an intensely emotional audio diary , detailing why she decided to end her life . It appears each person who receives this package of old - style tapes is fundamentally related to why she killed herself . Clay is not the first to receive the tapes , but there is implied detail as to how he should pass the tapes on after hearing them . There appears to be an order to distribution of the tapes , with an additional copy held by an overseer should the plan go awry . Each tape recording refers to a different person involved in Hannah 's life contributing to a reason for her suicide . The tapes refer to both friends and enemies . </P>
<P> In season one , seventeen year old Clay Jensen returns home from school one day to find a mysterious box on his porch . Inside he discovers seven cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker , his deceased classmate and unrequited love , who committed suicide two weeks earlier . On the tapes , Hannah unfolds an intensely emotional audio diary , detailing why she decided to end her life . It appears each person who receives this package of old - style tapes is fundamentally related to why she killed herself . Clay is not the first to receive the tapes , but there is implied detail as to how he should pass the tapes on after hearing them . There appears to be an order to distribution of the tapes , with an additional copy held by an overseer should the plan go awry . Each tape recording refers to a different person involved in Hannah 's life contributing to a reason for her suicide . The tapes refer to both friends and enemies . </P>
who died in first season of 13 reasons why
who died in first season of 13 reasons why
Hannah Baker
Hannah Baker