Samuel Leo Fisher was born and raised in Towson, Maryland. After Fisher graduated from high school, he went on to attend the University of Maryland, College Park. Very soon after graduating from UMD with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice, he enlisted in the United States Navy. Fisher left the Navy after twelve years of service and then pursued a career with the National Security Agency as an investigator. After successfully completing the application process, he went through a formal investigative training period where he learned interrogative techniques.