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Maybe it has a leaking injector that both floods the engine, AND runs the fuel rail pressure down to Zero psi

That makes no sense. Each time you turn the key on it runs the fuel pump for a few seconds to build pressure in the fuel rail. I don't think fuel is injected into the engine until you attempt to start the engine. Then the ECM opens the fuel injectors to spray fuel when the starter is spinning the engine. You can connect 12 volts to the fuel pump and run it continuously and it won't flood the engine unless you have a bad injector.

Thanks for the input. I will post when the car is returned from the auto mechanic who will be trouble shooting the problem. Had a terrible time getting the car out of the garage and up a curved diriveway. Tow truck driver got the car started for 2 minutes before it died out but it did make it out of the garage/driveway and onto the street. Only started for a brief moment after trying a dozen times ..........it was brutal to hear the starter whining and the engine coughing............

Makes me think of many of the old houses that were here in Tennessee in the old days. They had two big porches on the front of the house, one over the other. The one on the bottom was for the front door and sitting in rocking chairs. The porch over it on the top was for sleeping in the summertime. My father told me stores about living that way in the old days. I'm glad I've never had to.

Fuel pressure regulator blown diaphragm?